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 editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
By:
Thomas D. Seeley
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 3282
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 13mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780691639352
ISBN 10: 0691639353
Series: Monographs in Behavior and Ecology
Pages: 214
Publication Date: 28 June 2016
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Acknowledgments, pg. ix*1. Introduction, pg. 3*2. Honeybees in Nature, pg. 9*3. The Honeybee Societies, pg. 20*4. The Annual Cycle of Colonies, pg. 39*5. Reproduction, pg. 49*6. Nest Building, pg. 71*7. Food Collection, pg. 80*8. Temperature Control, pg. 107*9. Colony Defense, pg. 123*10. Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Honeybees, pg. 138*Literature Cited, pg. 161*Author Index, pg. 193*Subject Index, pg. 197
Thomas D. Seeley is the Horace White Professor of Biology Emeritus at Cornell University. His books include Piping Hot Bees and Boisterous Buzz-Runners, The Lives of Bees, Following the Wild Bees, and Honeybee Democracy (all Princeton). He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
