Honeybee Ecology.
Seeley, Thomas D.
Honeybee Ecology. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (213 pages) - Monographs in Behavior and Ecology . - Monographs in behavior and ecology. .
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments.
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Honeybees in Nature -- 3. The Honeybee Societies -- 4. The Annual Cycle of Colonies -- 5. Reproduction -- 6. Nest Building -- 7. Food Collection -- 8. Temperature Control -- 9. Colony Defense -- 10. Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Honeybees -- Literature Cited -- Author Index -- Subject Index
The book presents honeybees as a model system for investigating advanced social life among insects from an evolutionary perspective. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly her.
9781400857876 (electronic bk.) 1400857872 (electronic bk.)
22573/ctt73bj94 JSTOR
Honeybee--Ecology.
Insects--Ecology.
Abeille--Écologie.
Insectes--Écologie.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Zoology--Entomology.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Zoology--General.
Honeybee--Ecology.
Insects--Ecology.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
QL568.A6
595.79/9
Honeybee Ecology. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (213 pages) - Monographs in Behavior and Ecology . - Monographs in behavior and ecology. .
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments.
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Honeybees in Nature -- 3. The Honeybee Societies -- 4. The Annual Cycle of Colonies -- 5. Reproduction -- 6. Nest Building -- 7. Food Collection -- 8. Temperature Control -- 9. Colony Defense -- 10. Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Honeybees -- Literature Cited -- Author Index -- Subject Index
The book presents honeybees as a model system for investigating advanced social life among insects from an evolutionary perspective. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly her.
9781400857876 (electronic bk.) 1400857872 (electronic bk.)
22573/ctt73bj94 JSTOR
Honeybee--Ecology.
Insects--Ecology.
Abeille--Écologie.
Insectes--Écologie.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Zoology--Entomology.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Zoology--General.
Honeybee--Ecology.
Insects--Ecology.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
QL568.A6
595.79/9