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Frisch, Karl von, 1886-1982, author.

The dance language and orientation of bees / Karl von Frisch ; translated by Leigh E. Chadwick.

Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1967.

xiv, 566 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

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Until his death in 1982, Karl von Frisch was the world's most renowned authority on bees. The Dance Language and Orientation of Bees is his masterwork - the culmination of more than fifty years of research. It describes in non-technical language what he discovered in a lifetime of study about honeybees - their methods of orientation, their sensory faculties, and their remarkable ability to communicate with one another.

Bees -- Behavior.

Bees -- Orientation.

Honeybee.

Insects -- Behavior.

Orientation.

Instructional and educational works.

Tanzsprache und Orientierung der Bienen. English

Translation of: Tanzsprache und Orientierung der Bienen.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 527-556).

Translation of Tanzsprache und Orientierung der Bienen.

Part one: The dances of bees -- Historical -- Methods in general -- The round dance as a means of communication when nectar sources are nearby -- The tail-wagging dance as a means of communication when food sources are distant -- Dependence of the dances on the profitability of foraging activity -- Guidance by scent -- Application of the dances to other objectives -- Other dance forms -- Danceless communication by means of sounds and scents -- Variants of the "Language of Bees" -- Phylogeny and symbolism of the "Language of Bees" -- Part two: The orientation of bees on the way to the goal -- Orientation of long-distance flight -- Orientation when near the goal.

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