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Bee Time

Lessons from the Hive

By: Mark L. Winston

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Bee Time

Lessons from the Hive

By: Mark L. Winston

Being among bees is a full-body experience, Mark Winston writes—from the low hum of tens of thousands of insects and the pungent smell of honey and beeswax, to the sight of workers flying back and forth between flowers and the hive. The experience of an apiary slows our sense of time, heightens our awareness, and inspires awe. Bee Time presents Winston’s reflections on three decades spent studying these creatures, and on the lessons they can teach about how humans might better interact with one another and the natural world. Like us, honeybees represent a pinnacle of animal sociality. How they submerge individual needs into the colony collective provides a lens through which to ponder human societies. Winston explains how bees process information, structure work, and communicate, and examines how corporate boardrooms are using bee societies as a model to improve collaboration. He investigates how bees have altered our understanding of agricultural ecosystems and how urban planners are looking to bees in designing more nature-friendly cities. The relationship between bees and people has not always been benign. Bee populations are diminishing due to human impact, and we cannot afford to ignore what the demise of bees tells us about our own tenuous affiliation with nature. Toxic interactions between pesticides and bee diseases have been particularly harmful, foreshadowing similar effects of pesticides on human health. There is much to learn from bees in how they respond to these challenges. In sustaining their societies, bees teach us ways to sustain our own.

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Bee Time

Lessons from the Hive

By: Mark L. Winston

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The Biology of the Honey Bee

By: Mark L. Winston

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The Biology of the Honey Bee

By: Mark L. Winston

From ancient cave paintings of honey bee nests to modern science’s richly diversified investigation of honey bee biology and its applications, the human imagination has long been captivated by the mysterious and highly sophisticated behavior of this paragon among insect societies. In the first broad treatment of honey bee biology to appear in decades, Mark Winston provides rare access to the world of this extraordinary insect. In a bright and engaging style, Winston probes the dynamics of the honey bee’s social organization. He recreates for us the complex infrastructure of the nest, describes the highly specialized behavior of workers, queens, and drones, and examines in detail the remarkable ability of the honey bee colony to regulate its functions according to events within and outside the nest. Winston integrates into his discussion the results of recent studies, bringing into sharp focus topics of current bee research. These include the exquisite architecture of the nest and its relation to bee physiology; the intricate division of labor and the relevance of a temporal caste structure to efficient functioning of the colony; and, finally, the life-death struggles of swarming, supersedure, and mating that mark the reproductive cycle of the honey bee. The Biology of the Honey Bee not only reviews the basic aspects of social behavior, ecology, anatomy, physiology, and genetics, it also summarizes major controversies in contemporary honey bee research, such as the importance of kin recognition in the evolution of social behavior and the role of the well-known dance language in honey bee communication. Thorough, well-illustrated, and lucidly written, this book will for many years be a valuable resource for scholars, students, and beekeepers alike.

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300

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Harvard University Press

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0674744209

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9780674744202

Pheromone Communication In Social Insects

Ants, Wasps, Bees, And Termites

By: Robert K Vander Meer,Michael D Breed,Mark Winston,Karl E Espelie

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Pheromone Communication In Social Insects

Ants, Wasps, Bees, And Termites

By: Robert K Vander Meer,Michael D Breed,Mark Winston,Karl E Espelie

Bringing together for the first time prominent researchers in social insect pheromone communication, including nestmate recognition, this book looks at ants, wasps, bees, and termites, highlighting areas of convergence and divergence among these groups, and identifying areas that need further investigation. Presenting broad synthetic overviews as well as species-specific studies, the volume will be useful to natural scientists, ecologists, and those interested in pest management, as well as to anyone interested in the fascinating chemically mediated behavioral interactions of social insects.

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325

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CRC Press

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1000302369

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9781000302363

Travels in the Genetically Modified Zone

By: Mark L. WINSTON,Mark L Winston

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Travels in the Genetically Modified Zone

By: Mark L. WINSTON,Mark L Winston

With genetically modified crops we have entered uncharted territory--where visions of the triumph of biotechnology in agriculture vie with dire views of medical and environmental disaster. As he seeks a middle ground where concerns about genetic engineering can be rationally discussed and resolved, Winston gives us a full and balanced view of the forces at play in the chaotic debate over agricultural biotechnology.

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Harvard University Press

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0674045246

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9780674045248

From Where I Sit

Essays on Bees, Beekeeping, and Science

By: Mark L. Winston

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Essays on Bees, Beekeeping, and Science

By: Mark L. Winston

A scientist before he was a beekeeper, Mark L. Winston found in his new hobby a paradigm for understanding the role science should play in society. In essays originally appearing as columns in Bee Culture, the leading professional journal, Winston uses beekeeping as a starting point to discuss broader issues, such as how agriculture functions under increasingly complex social and environmental restraints, how scientists grapple with issues of accountability, and how people struggle to maintain contact with the natural world. Winston's reflections on bees, beekeeping, and science cover a period of tumultuous change in North America, a time when new parasites, reduced research funding, and changing economic conditions have disrupted the livelihoods of bee farmers."Managed honeybees in the city provide a major public service by pollinating gardens, fruit trees, and berry bushes, and should be encouraged rather than legislated out of existence. Our cities, groomed and cosmopolitan as they appear, still obey the basic rules of nature, and our gardens and yards are no exception. Homegrown squashes, apple trees, raspberries, peas, beans, and other garden crops require bees to move the pollen from one flower to another, no matter how urbanized or sophisticated the neighborhood.

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Cornell University Press

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1501711563

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9781501711565

Nature Wars

People Vs. Pests

By: Mark L. Winston

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Nature Wars

People Vs. Pests

By: Mark L. Winston

A compelling book about ethics and choices, Nature Wars shows us the difference between protecting ourselves from real pests and poisoning ourselves and the planet.

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232

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Harvard University Press

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067460542X

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9780674605428

Listening to the Bees

By: Mark Winston,Renée Sarojini Saklikar

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Listening to the Bees

By: Mark Winston,Renée Sarojini Saklikar

Listening to the Bees is a collaborative exploration by two writers to illuminate the most profound human questions: Who are we? Who do we want to be in the world? Through the distinct but complementary lenses of science and poetry, Mark Winston and Renée Saklikar reflect on the tension of being an individual living in a society, and about the devastation wrought by overly intensive management of agricultural and urban habitats. Listening to the Bees takes readers into the laboratory and out to the field, into the worlds of scientists and beekeepers, and to meetings where the research community intersects with government policy and business. The result is an insiders’ view of the way research is conducted—its brilliant potential and its flaws—along with the personal insights and remarkable personalities experienced over a forty-year career that parallels the rise of industrial agriculture.

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Harbour Publishing

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0889711313

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9780889711310

Fundamentals of Operations Management

By: Mark M. Davis

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Fundamentals of Operations Management

By: Mark M. Davis

Davis, Fundamentals of Operations Management,fits the one semester course at either the undergrad or MBA market. The 1st Canadian edition addresses the increasing trend toward briefer, less quantitative and more managerial on issues that confront managers today and does so within a Canadian and global perspective. Davis also serves customers in search of a brief conceptual overview to support their own lecture notes, additional readings and/or case material.

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McGraw-Hill Ryerson

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0070922837

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From Where I Sit

Essays on Bees, Beekeeping, and Science

By: Mark L. Winston

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Essays on Bees, Beekeeping, and Science

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Nature Wars

People Vs. Pests

By: Mark L. Winston

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People Vs. Pests

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A compelling book about ethics and choices, Nature Wars shows us the difference between protecting ourselves from real pests and poisoning ourselves and the planet.

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Bee Time

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The Biology of the Honey Bee

The Biology of the Honey Bee

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Pheromone Communication In Social Insects

Travels in the Genetically Modified Zone

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From Where I Sit

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Nature Wars

Nature Wars

Listening to the Bees

Listening to the Bees

Fundamentals of Operations Management

Fundamentals of Operations Management

From Where I Sit

From Where I Sit

Nature Wars

Nature Wars

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