LEADER 04307nam 22006014a 450 001 9910451511003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-39806-3 010 $a9786611398064 010 $a3-540-78729-1 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-540-78729-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000408532 035 $a(EBL)364609 035 $a(OCoLC)261324818 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000116500 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11143820 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000116500 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10033273 035 $a(PQKB)10867084 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-540-78729-7 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC364609 035 $a(PPN)125218532 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL364609 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10284768 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL139806 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000408532 100 $a20080226d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe buzz about bees$b[electronic resource] $ebiology of a superorganism /$fJu?rgen Tautz ; with photographs by Helga R. Heilmann ; translated by David C. Sandeman 205 $a1st ed. 2008. 210 $aBerlin $cSpringer$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (298 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-540-78727-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 273-274) and index. 327 $aProlog: The Bee Colony ? a Mammal in Many Bodies -- Man?s Smallest Domestic Animal ? a Picture Guide -- The Inevitable Honeybees -- Propagated Immortality -- Honeybees ? a Model for Success -- What Bees Know About Flowers -- Honeybee Sex, and Virgin Brides -- Royal Jelly ? Designer Diet in Bee Colonies -- The Largest Organ of the Bee Colony ? Construction and Function of the Comb -- Cultivated Intelligence -- Is Honey Thicker than Blood: How Important Is the Family? -- The Circle Closes -- Epilog: The Future for Bees and Mankind. 330 $a?Whereas bee colonies were once seen as perfect societies of selfless workers and drones ruled by a queen, Tautz presents them as a self-organized, complex adaptive system that he considers ?a mammal in many bodies?. This comprehensive introduction to honeybee biology (originally published as Phänomen Honigbiene) explores such topics as how bees obtain and communicate information about flowers, ?whole-animal gametes?, and the comb?s contributions to the sociophysiology of the colony. The author has been honored for making research accessible to the public, and his lucid text will reward lay readers, apiarists, students, and professional biologists alike. The book is profusely illustrated with Heilmann?s spectacular photos, which capture the full range of bee activities?including some, such as the living chains formed where combs are being built or repaired, whose function remains unknown.? (SCIENCE, Vol. 322, 19 December 2008) ?With spectacularly beautiful colour photographs and an easy understandable text The Buzz about Bees tells the story of honeybees in a new perspective. Based on the latest data, notably from his own research group, Jürgen Tautz provides a wonderful insight into the realms of bees. In contrast to the view of bee colonies as perfect societies of selfless individuals ruled by a queen, Tautz introduces them as a ?superorganism?, a self organizing and complex adaptive system based on a network of communication; a fascinating result of evolution ? a mammal in several bodies. The entire range of astonishing bee activities is described. Remarkable action photographs never shown before present bees busy with cell cleaning, caring for the brood, serving in the queen?s court, visiting flowers, receiving nectar, producing honey, comb building, entrance guarding, heating and cooling. Spotlights include bees grooming, swarming, fighting, telephoning, sleeping and communicating by high-toned beeping, scents and dances.?. 606 $aHoneybee 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHoneybee. 676 $a595.79/9 700 $aTautz$b Ju?rgen$0431515 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451511003321 996 $aThe buzz about bees$92116908 997 $aUNINA