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003			OCoLC
005			20220823095028.0
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020			_a9780691180472 _q(hbk.)
020			_a0691180474 _q(hbk.)
035			_a(OCoLC)1338160413
092			_a595.799 _bC543
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aChittka, Lars, _d1963- _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe mind of a bee / _cLars Chittka.
264		1	_aPrinceton, NJ : _bPrinceton University Press, _c[2022]
264		4	_c©2022
300			_avii, 260 pages : _billustrations (some color) ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographic references (pages 217-245) and index.
505	0	0	_t1 Introduction -- _t2 Seeing in Strange Colors -- _t3 The Alien Sensory World of Bees -- _t4 "It's Just Instinct" -- or Is It? -- _t5 The Roots of Bee Intelligence and Communication -- _t6 Learning about Space -- _t7 Learning about Flowers -- _t8 From Social Learning to "Swarm Intelligence" -- _t9 The Brains Behind It All -- _t10 "Personality" Differences between Bees -- _t11 Do Bees Have Consciousness? -- _t12 Afterword: What our Knowledge of Bees' Minds Means for Their Conservation -- _tAcknowledgments -- _tNotes and bibliography -- _tIllustration credits -- _tIndex.
520			_aA rich and surprising exploration of the intelligence of bees Most of us are aware of the hive mind--the power of bees as an amazing collective. But do we know how uniquely intelligent bees are as individuals? In The Mind of a Bee, Lars Chittka draws from decades of research, including his own pioneering work, to argue that bees have remarkable cognitive abilities. He shows that they are profoundly smart, have distinct personalities, can recognize flowers and human faces, exhibit basic emotions, count, use simple tools, solve problems, and learn by observing others. They may even possess consciousness.Taking readers deep into the sensory world of bees, Chittka illustrates how bee brains are unparalleled in the animal kingdom in terms of how much sophisticated material is packed into their tiny nervous systems. He looks at their innate behaviors and the ways their evolution as foragers may have contributed to their keen spatial memory. Chittka also examines the psychological differences between bees and the ethical dilemmas that arise in conservation and laboratory settings because bees feel and think. Throughout, he touches on the fascinating history behind the study of bee behavior.Exploring an insect whose sensory experiences rival those of humans, The Mind of a Bee reveals the singular abilities of some of the world's most incredible creatures.
650		0	_aBees _xPsychology.
650		0	_aBees _xBehavior. _9158923
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