Anatomy of a Controversy: The Question of a "Language" Among Bees

Wenner, Adrian M.; Wells, Patrick H.

ISBN 10: 0231065523 / ISBN 13: 9780231065528

Published by Columbia Univ Pr, 1990

About this Item

Hardcover with dust jacket. Owner's stamping inside covers, else no markings noted. Book with mild wear; jacket with gentle wear and tear.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Anatomy of a Controversy: The Question of a "Language" Among Bees
• Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0231065523
• ISBN 13: 9780231065528
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Weight: 29 ounces

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Synopsis

We all know that bees dance to show their hive mates where the good flowers are. It turns out that the bees may not know that. Wenner (natural history, U. of California, Santa Barbara) and Wells (biology, Occidental College, Los Angeles) are no longer trying to gain recognition for their findings th

Review

Enormously important. . . . This book should be read by both those who do and do not believe in bee language for what it says about bees, scientists, communication systems, social institutions, and interactions. -- BioScience

Should be read by all members of the scientific community and establishment. -- American Journal of Psychology