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Why do bees buzz? : fascinating answers to questions about bees / Elizabeth Capaldi Evans and Carol A. Butler.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Animal Q & APublication details: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2010.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 229 pages) : illustrations (some color)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780813549200
  • 0813549205
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Why do bees buzz?DDC classification:
  • 595.79/9 22
LOC classification:
  • QL563 .E88 2010eb
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- ONE. Bee Basics -- TWO. Bee Bodies -- THREE. Bee Behavior -- FOUR. Bee Love -- FIVE. Bees in the Hive -- SIX. Bees at Work -- SEVEN. Honey -- EIGHT. Bees on the Move -- NINE. Bee Stings and Other Defenses -- TEN. Dangers to Bees -- ELEVEN. Beekeeping -- A. Bee Organizations -- B. Suggestions for Further Reading -- References -- Index -- About the Authors
Summary: Why Do Bees Buzz?" examines the lives of honey bees, as well as other species such as orchid bees, bumblebees, and stingless bees. Accessible to readers on every level, and including the latest research and theory for the more sophisticated reader, the authors reveal more than one hundred critical answers to questions about bees. Concepts about speciation, evolutionary adaptation and pollination, as well as historical details are arranged in easy-to-follow sidebars that highlight the text. Color and black and white photographs and drawings enhance this book's beauty and usefulness.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- ONE. Bee Basics -- TWO. Bee Bodies -- THREE. Bee Behavior -- FOUR. Bee Love -- FIVE. Bees in the Hive -- SIX. Bees at Work -- SEVEN. Honey -- EIGHT. Bees on the Move -- NINE. Bee Stings and Other Defenses -- TEN. Dangers to Bees -- ELEVEN. Beekeeping -- A. Bee Organizations -- B. Suggestions for Further Reading -- References -- Index -- About the Authors

Why Do Bees Buzz?" examines the lives of honey bees, as well as other species such as orchid bees, bumblebees, and stingless bees. Accessible to readers on every level, and including the latest research and theory for the more sophisticated reader, the authors reveal more than one hundred critical answers to questions about bees. Concepts about speciation, evolutionary adaptation and pollination, as well as historical details are arranged in easy-to-follow sidebars that highlight the text. Color and black and white photographs and drawings enhance this book's beauty and usefulness.

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