The Spirit of the Hive

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Entomology, Evolution
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Author: Robert E. Page Jr. ISBN: 9780674075566
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: June 1, 2013
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: Robert E. Page Jr.
ISBN: 9780674075566
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: June 1, 2013
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English
How can 40,000 bees working in the dark, by instinct alone, construct a honey comb? Synthesizing decades of experiments, The Spirit of the Hive presents the genetic and physiological mechanisms underlying the division of labor in honey bee colonies and explains how it is an inevitable product of group living, evolving over millions of years.
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How can 40,000 bees working in the dark, by instinct alone, construct a honey comb? Synthesizing decades of experiments, The Spirit of the Hive presents the genetic and physiological mechanisms underlying the division of labor in honey bee colonies and explains how it is an inevitable product of group living, evolving over millions of years.

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