{"product_id":"form-and-function-in-the-honey-bee-9781913811112","title":"Form and Function in the Honey Bee","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003eWhen Dr Lesley Goodman ?nally lost her ?ght against lung cancer in 1998, she left behind her vision for an accessible, authoritative reference work for bee scientists, undergraduates and beekeepers. Form and Function in the Honey Bee is the fruition of her work - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e a posthumous tribute to her life and interests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003eContaining over 340 diagrams, micrographs and colour illustrations, Form and Function works equally well as an expert guide to the physiology and anatomy of the honey bee, and as an introduction to this fascinating ?eld for students and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003eThe chapters take the reader through the major structures and activities of the honey bee - the antennae, compound eyes, dorsal ocelli, the bee''s response to gravity, feeding, respiration, ?ight, glands and colony defence are all examined in detail to give the reader a comprehensive understanding of how and why the honey bee behaves as it does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003eThe book has been completed posthumously by Prof. Richard J Cooter, Chair of the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e L J Goodman Insect Physiology Trust, and Dr Pamela Munn, Deputy Director of the International Bee Research Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003eChapters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e1. The antennal sense organs: smelling, tasting, touching and hearing in the bee\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e2. Vision in the bee: the compound eye\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e3. The dorsal ocelli: the bee''s second set of eyes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e4. The bee''s response to gravity: which way is up?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e5. Feeding:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e1. Using the mouthparts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e2. Tasting the food\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e3. Collecting the pollen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e6. Respiration: how do bees breathe?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e7. Flight: wings, aerodynamics, sensory control and metabolism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e8. Glands: chemical communication and wax production\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e9. Defending the colony: the sting\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ibra \u0026 Nbb","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52085709209943,"sku":"9781913811112","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781913811112.jpg?v=1762210587","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/form-and-function-in-the-honey-bee-9781913811112","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}