Bees: a biologically extraordinary world.

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Writer: J. TAUTZ.
Pages: 286.
Width: 17 cm.
Height: 24 cm.
Edition: 1.
Contents:
Foreword: The Beekeeping Community: A Mammal with Many Bodies - Man's Smallest Domestic Animal: A Guide in Pictures - 1. Could bees be dispensed with? - 2. Continued immortality - 3. The honey bee: a model of success - 4. What bees know about flowers - 5. The sex of bees and virgin brides - 6. Milk from nurse bees: diet suitable for the bee colony - 7. The largest organ of the bee colony: structure and function of the honeycomb - 8. Incubator wisdom - 9. Honey is thicker than blood or how important is the kindred? - 10. The circles are closed - Epilogue: Perspectives for bees and man - Bibliographic references - Origin of the illustrations - Alphabetical index.