The Spirit of the Hive [electronic resource] : the Mechanisms of Social Evolution.
Main description: How can 40,000 bees working in the dark, by instinct alone, construct a honey comb? Synthesizing decades of experiments, The Spirit of the Hive presents the genetic and physiological mechanisms underlying the division of labor in honey bee colonies and explains how it is an inevita...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Main description: How can 40,000 bees working in the dark, by instinct alone, construct a honey comb? Synthesizing decades of experiments, The Spirit of the Hive presents the genetic and physiological mechanisms underlying the division of labor in honey bee colonies and explains how it is an inevitable product of group living, evolving over millions of years. |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674075542 0674075544 |
| Language: | In English. |