Buzz : the nature and necessity of bees / Thor Hanson.
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TextPublisher: New York : Basic Books, 2018Edition: First editionDescription: xvi, 283 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780465052615 (hardcover)
- 0465052614 (hardcover)
- 595.79/9Â 23
- QL565Â .H36 2018
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | Independence Public Library Adult Non-Fiction | Independence Public Library | Adult Books | 595.79 HANSON (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 36123010376562 | ||
| Book | Iola Public Library Adult Non-Fiction | Iola Public Library | Adult Books | 595.799 Hanson, Thor (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34311002728146 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-270) and index.
Preface: a bee in the hand -- Introduction: the buzz about bees -- A vegetarian wasp -- The living vibrato -- Alone together -- A special relationship -- Where flowers bloom -- Of honeyguides and hominins -- Keeping Dumbledores -- Every third bite -- Empty nests -- A day in the sun -- Conclusion: the bee-loud glade.
The conservation biologist presents a natural and cultural history of the bee that traces its evolution and varieties while evaluating the environmental hazards placing them at risk.
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