Bumblebee Economics
#823 of 3,809 books · #66 in Science & Technology
Shortlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction (1982) and the National Book Award for Nonfiction (1980).
The bumblebee spends its days gathering the resources needed by the hive -- honey for energy and pollen for protein. The author examines the intricate processes that make up this behavior, including discussions of thermoregulation and its behavioral application, and the way bumblebees choose flowers to harvest.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- ISBN-13
- 9780674016392
- Genre
- Topics
- Bumblebee behaviorThermoregulationForaging ecology
Awards
- National Book Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1982)
- National Book Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1980)
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