Description |
xiv, 229 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm. |
Series |
Animal Q & A |
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Animal Q & A.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Bee basics -- Bee bodies -- Bee behavior -- Bee love -- Bees in the hive -- Bees at work -- Honey -- Bees on the move -- Bee stings and other defenses -- Dangers to bees -- Beekeeping -- Appendices : A. Bee organizations -- B. Suggestions for further reading. |
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. |
Subject |
Bees -- Miscellanea.
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Bees. (OCoLC)fst00829774
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Genre/Form |
Trivia and miscellanea. (OCoLC)fst01921748
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Trivia and miscellanea.
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Added Author |
Butler, Carol A., 1943-
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Other Form: |
Online version: Evans, Elizabeth Capaldi, 1968- Why do bees buzz? New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2010 (OCoLC)761472750 |
ISBN |
9780813547213 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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0813547210 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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