The Wisdom of the Hive: The Social Physiology of Honey Bee Colonies

by Thomas D. Seeley

This book is about the inner workings of one of nature's most complex animal societies: the honey bee colony. It describes and illustrates the results of more than fifteen years of elegant experimental studies conducted by the author. In his investigations, Thomas Seeley has sought the answer to the question of how a colony of bees is organized to gather its resources. The results of his research--including studies of the shaking signal, tremble...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674953762
• ISBN13: 9780674953765
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.3" x 9.4"