Can an Insect Speak? The Case of the Honeybee Dance Language

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-43

  Crist, Eileen ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal mind; Form of life; Honeybee; Human animal continuity; Language

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842429973     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312704040611     Document Type: Article

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