The Spirit of the Hive
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Entomology, Evolution
| Author: | Robert E. Page Jr. | ISBN: | 9780674075566 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | June 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Robert E. Page Jr. |
| ISBN: | 9780674075566 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | June 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
