The Spirit of the Hive: The Mechanisms of Social Evolution Blue-ray (107 cm) 48 in

(107 cm) 48 in

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The Spirit of the Hive: The Mechanisms of Social Evolution Blue-ray (107 cm) 48 inCharles Darwin struggled to explain how forty thousand bees working in the dark, seemingly by instinct alone, could organize themselves to construct something as perfect as a honey comb. How do bees accomplish such incredible tasks? Synthesizing the findings of decades of experiments, The Spirit of the Hive presents a comprehensive picture of the genetic and physiological mechanisms underlying the division of labor in honey bee colonies and explains