The Dark Side of the Hive The Evolution of the Imperfect Honey Bee Robin Moritz

The Dark Side of the Hive The Evolution of the Imperfect Honey Bee Robin Moritz – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780190872281,0190872284, 9780190872304, 0190872306

Product details:
• ISBN 10: 0190872306
• ISBN 13: 9780190872304
• Author: Robin Moritz, Robin Crewe

Honey bees have been described as exceptionally clever, well-organized, mutualistic, collaborative, busy, efficient–in short a perfect society. While the colony is indeed a marvel of harmonious, efficient organization, it also has a considerable dark side. Authors Robin Moritz and Robin Crewe write about the life history of the honey bee, Apis mellifera, highlighting conflict rather than harmony, failure rather than success, from the perspective of the individual worker in the colony. When one looks carefully, the honey bee colony is far from being perfect. As with any complex social system, honeybee societies are prone to error, robbery, cheating, and social parasitism. Nevertheless, the hive gets by remarkably well in spite of many seemingly odd biological features.

Table contents:

1. Introduction

2. Out of the Dark

3. A Difficult Diet

4. The Chemistry of Social Regulation

5. The Reproductive Machine

6. The Worker Bee in a Variety of Guises

7. Diseases, Pests, and Parasites

8. The Idiosyncrasies of Sex and Reproduction

9. Apiculture and Long-Suffering Bees

10. Dark Sides of Honey Bee Science

11. A Silver Lining for the Future of Bees?

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