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Karl von Frisch
Karl von Frisch (1886-1982) was an Austrian ethologist who received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973 with Nikolaas Tinbergen and Konrad Lorenz.
A professor of zoology at Munich, Germany, he studied the senses of bees, identified their mechanisms of communication and showed their sensitivity to ultraviolet and polarized light.
External links and references
- Karl Von Frisch, Dancing Bees: An Account of the Life and Senses of the Honey Bee.
- Dance and communication of honeybees
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