Asian honey bees : biology, conservation, and human interactions /

"Benjamin Oldroyd, well known for his work on the genetics and evolution of worker sterility, has teamed with Siriwat Wongsiri, a pioneer of the study of bees in Thailand, to provide a comparative work synthesizing the rapidly expanding Asian honey bee literature. After introducing the species,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Oldroyd, Benjamin P.
Otros Autores: Wongsiri, Siriwat
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2006.
Temas:
Honeybee > Asia.
Honeybee > Behavior > Asia.
Honeybee > Conservation > Asia.
Abeille > Asie.
Abeille > Mœurs et comportement > Asie.
Abeille > Conservation > Asie.
NATURE / Animals / Insects & Spiders
Honeybee.
Honeybee > Behavior.
Asia.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • To be a honey bee
  • Introduction to the species
  • Evolution
  • Speciation and biogeography
  • Dance communication and foraging
  • Reproduction, swarming, and migration
  • Worker sterility, kin selection, and polyandry
  • Nesting biology and nest defense
  • Parasites, pathogens, predators, and a plant
  • Human interactions
  • Conversation
  • Concluding remarks.

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