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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. Now available for the first time in paperback, it describes in non-technical language what…

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This is a founder book of ethology (the study of animal behavior) that has inspired several generations of talented scientists since.

In this reference book, Karl von Frisch, the recipient of the 1973 Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine, describes many of his pioneering discoveries on honeybee biology through simple and elegant experiments, including that of their infamous dance communication system.

I have been one of the students of the students of his students... A must-read for anyone interested in bees or the history of science! 

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