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Why Do Bees Buzz?: Fascinating Answers to Questions about Bees
Elizabeth Evans
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Description for Why Do Bees Buzz?: Fascinating Answers to Questions about Bees
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Twenty-five thousand species of bees certainly create a loud buzz. Yet silence descended a few years ago when domesticated bee populations plummeted. Bees, in particular honey bees, are critical links in the vibrant chain that brings fruits, vegetables, and nuts to markets and dinner tables across the country. Farmers and scientists on the agricultural frontlines quickly realized the impact of this loss, but many others did not see this devastation.
Why Do Bees Buzz? reports on the mysterious "colony collapse disorder" that has affected honey bee populations, as well as other captivating topics, such as their complex, highly social ... Read more
Twenty-five thousand species of bees certainly create a loud buzz. Yet silence descended a few years ago when domesticated bee populations plummeted. Bees, in particular honey bees, are critical links in the vibrant chain that brings fruits, vegetables, and nuts to markets and dinner tables across the country. Farmers and scientists on the agricultural frontlines quickly realized the impact of this loss, but many others did not see this devastation.
Why Do Bees Buzz? reports on the mysterious "colony collapse disorder" that has affected honey bee populations, as well as other captivating topics, such as their complex, highly social ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
Series
Rutgers Animal Q&A Series
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813547213
SKU
V9780813547213
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About Elizabeth Evans
ELIZABETH CAPALDI EVANSis an associate professor of biology and animal behavior at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Her studies have been published in a wide variety of scientific journals, including Nature, the Annual Review of Psychology, and the Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. CAROL A. BUTLERis the coauthor of Salt Marshes: A Natural and Unnatural History ... Read more
Reviews for Why Do Bees Buzz?: Fascinating Answers to Questions about Bees
"Why Do Bees Buzz? not only has the potential to satisfy curiosity and entertain, but will also recruit enthusiastic new investigators to bee research. Even in a format intended for the general audience, Evans and Butler are able to convey the vigor of scientific research on bees in an intriguing manner."
Susan Fahrbach
professor of Biology, Wake Forest ... Read more
Susan Fahrbach
professor of Biology, Wake Forest ... Read more