Honeybees of Asia

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 abscondi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Hepburn, H. Randall (Editor ), Radloff, Sarah E. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edición:1st ed. 2011.
Temas:
Invertebrates.
Biology-Technique.
Evolution (Biology).
Genetics.
Physiology.
Invertebrate Zoology.
Experimental Organisms.
Evolutionary Theory.
Genetics and Genomics.
Animal Physiology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.  .

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