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Honeybees of Asia [electronic resource] / edited by H. Randall Hepburn, Sarah E. Radloff.

By: Hepburn, H. Randall [editor.].
Contributor(s): Radloff, Sarah E [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011Description: XII, 600p. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783642164224.Subject(s): Life sciences | Animal genetics | Animal Physiology | Invertebrates | Entomology | Life Sciences | Entomology | Invertebrates | Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography | Animal Genetics and Genomics | Animal PhysiologyDDC classification: 595.7 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
The Asian Species of Apis --  Phylogeny of the Genus Api -- Biogeography -- Asian Honeybees and Mitochondrial DNA -- Genetic Considerations -- Biology of Nesting -- Absconding, Migration and Swarming -- Comparative Reproductive Biology of Honeybees -- Pheromones -- Honeybees in Natural Ecosystems -- The Pollination Role of Honeybees -- Foraging -- Energetic Aspects of Flight -- The Dance Language -- Diseases of Asian Honeybees -- Asian Honeybee Mites -- Colony Defence and Natural Enemies -- Self-assembly Processes in Honeybees: the Phenomenon of Shimmering -- Interspecific Interactions among Asian Honeybees -- Bibliography of the Asian Species of Honeybees.  .
In: Springer eBooksSummary: A multi-authored work on the basic biology of Asian honeybees, written by expert specialists in the field, this book highlights phylogeny, classification, mitochondrial and nuclear DNA, biogeography, genetics, physiology, pheromones, nesting, self-assembly processes, swarming, migration and absconding, reproduction, ecology, foraging and flight, dance languages, pollination, diseases/pests, colony defensiveness and natural enemies, honeybee mites, and interspecific interactions. Comprehensively covering the widely dispersed literature published in European as well as Asian-language journals and books, Honeybees of Asia provides an essential foundation for future research.
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The Asian Species of Apis --  Phylogeny of the Genus Api -- Biogeography -- Asian Honeybees and Mitochondrial DNA -- Genetic Considerations -- Biology of Nesting -- Absconding, Migration and Swarming -- Comparative Reproductive Biology of Honeybees -- Pheromones -- Honeybees in Natural Ecosystems -- The Pollination Role of Honeybees -- Foraging -- Energetic Aspects of Flight -- The Dance Language -- Diseases of Asian Honeybees -- Asian Honeybee Mites -- Colony Defence and Natural Enemies -- Self-assembly Processes in Honeybees: the Phenomenon of Shimmering -- Interspecific Interactions among Asian Honeybees -- Bibliography of the Asian Species of Honeybees.  .

A multi-authored work on the basic biology of Asian honeybees, written by expert specialists in the field, this book highlights phylogeny, classification, mitochondrial and nuclear DNA, biogeography, genetics, physiology, pheromones, nesting, self-assembly processes, swarming, migration and absconding, reproduction, ecology, foraging and flight, dance languages, pollination, diseases/pests, colony defensiveness and natural enemies, honeybee mites, and interspecific interactions. Comprehensively covering the widely dispersed literature published in European as well as Asian-language journals and books, Honeybees of Asia provides an essential foundation for future research.

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