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The mind of a bee

Description:	vii, 260 pages : illustrations (some color), photographs ; 25 cm.
Publisher:	Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2022].
ISBN:	9780691180472
3 of 3 copies available at NOBLE (All Libraries). 1 of 1 copy available at Gordon College. Library Location Call number Status Gordon College Stack Level 5 QL 563 .C45 2022 Available
▸"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." -- Read More

Cognitive ecology of pollination : animal behavior and floral evolution

Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 344 pages) : illustrations
Publisher:	Cambridge ; Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Electronic resource	Access for Gordon College via EBSCOhost
▸Recent advances have been made in our understanding of the cognitive and sensory abilities of ... pollinators and their consequences for floral evolution. This book integrates the work of evolutionary ecologists and neuroethologists to describe how pollinating animals have influenced the extraordinary variety of floral colour, form and scent in nature. Read More