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Bees
Their Vision, Chemical Senses, and Language
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English
Published/Copyright:
2014
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Now back in print after more than two decades, this classic and still-accurate account of the behavior patterns and sensory capacities of the honeybee remains a book "written with a simplicity, directness, and charm...."—Yale Review
Author / Editor information
Karl von Frisch (1886–1982) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973. Born in Austria, he was director of the Zoological Institute at the University of Munich from 1925 to 1946 and again from 1950 until 1958, when he became emeritus professor, continuing his research there into the 1970s.
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Contents
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Foreword
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Preface to the Revised Edition
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Preface to the First Edition
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1. The Color Sense of Bees
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2. The Chemical Senses of Bees
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3. The Language of Bees
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Bibliography
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Index
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eBook published on:
August 6, 2014
eBook ISBN:
9780801471773
Edition:
Revised Edition
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
176
Illustrations:
26
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26
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26 black-and-white photographs, 50 line drawings
eBook ISBN:
9780801471773
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