Jürgen Tautz,Helga R. Heilmann,David C. Sandeman: The Buzz About Bees: Biology of a Superorganism

The Buzz About Bees: Biology of a Superorganism


Description

Tis book, already translated into ten languages, may at frst sight appear to be just about honeybees and their biology. It c- tains, however, a number of deeper messages related to some of the most basic and important principles of modern biology. Te bees are merely the actors that take us into the realm of phys- ology, genetics, reproduction, biophysics and learning, and that introduce us to the principles of natural selection underlying the evolution of simple to complex life forms. Te book destroys the cute notion of bees as anthropomorphic icons of busy self-sacr -i fcing individuals and presents us with the reality of the colony as an integrated and independent being-a "superorganism"-with its own, almost eerie, emergent group intelligence. We are s- prised to learn that no single bee, from queen through drone to sterile worker, has the oversight or control over the colony. - stead, through a network of integrated control systems and fee- backs, and communication between individuals, the colony - rives at consensus decisions from the bottom up through a type of "swarm intelligence". Indeed, there are remarkable parallels between the functional organization of a swarming honeybee colony and vertebrate brains.

One of the most widely consulted books on the subject, "Art Anatomy of Animals" will be a valuable addition The Buzz About Bees: Biology of a Superorganism pdf to the libraries of both instructors and students of art. (Big Note Personality). Now even beginners can play their favorite Adele tunes! This book features big-note arrangements of 10 top songs: Chasing Pavements * Daydreamer * Hometown Glory * Lovesong * Make You Feel My Love * One and Only * Rolling in the Deep * Set Fire to the Rain * Someone like You * Turning Tables. Features include: * comprehensive pronunciation section * full use of examples from films, advertising and authentic conversations * Cantonese-English parallels highlighted throughout the book * all examples given in Cantonese characters as well as Yale romanization * a Companion Website with supplementary multimedia material. Stephen Matthews is Associate Professor in Linguistics at the University of Hong Kong and Virginia Yip is Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. They are Directors of the Childhood Bilingualism Research Centre and have previously co-authored: Basic Cantonese: A Grammar and Workbook (Routledge, 1999) and Intermediate Cantonese: A Grammar and Workbook (Routledge, 2000).


____________________________
Author: Jürgen Tautz,Helga R. Heilmann,David C. Sandeman
Number of Pages: 284 pages
Published Date: 01 Aug 2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Publication Country: Berlin, Germany
Language: English
ISBN: 9783540787273
Download Link: Click Here
____________________________

Tags:

download epub, rar The Buzz About Bees: Biology of a Superorganism iOS,mobi, for mac, download book, Jürgen Tautz,Helga R. Heilmann,David C. Sandeman ebook pdf,iOS,download pdf The Buzz About Bees: Biology of a Superorganism by Jürgen Tautz,Helga R. Heilmann,David C. Sandeman for PC,download ebook, Read online, pocket, download pdf, epub download, free ebook, free pdf, download torrent, for PC, fb2, iPad, zip,download epub, ebook, ebook pdf, book review, kindle, iPhone, paperback, facebook,

http://deaoresisad.mihanblog.com/post/49