Keywords:
Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
Oldroyd and Wongsiri provide a comparative work synthesizing the rapidly expanding Asian honey bee literature. The book provides a cornerstone for future investigations on these species, insights into the evolution across species, and a direction for conservation efforts to protect these keystone species of Asia's tropical forests.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (359 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780674041622
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=6915675
DDC:
595.79/9
Language:
English
Note:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1. To Be a Honey Bee -- Chapter 2. Introduction to the Species -- Chapter 3. Evolution -- Chapter 4. Speciation and Biogeography -- Chapter 5. Dance Communication and Foraging -- Chapter 6. Reproduction, Swarming, and Migration -- Chapter 7. Worker Sterility, Kin Selection, and Polyandry -- Chapter 8. Nesting Biology and Nest Defense -- Chapter 9. Parasites, Pathogens, Predators, and a Plant -- Chapter 10. Human Interactions -- Chapter 11. Conservation -- Chapter 12. Concluding Remarks -- Appendix A. A Simple Key to the Workers of the Genus Apis -- Appendix B. A Simple Key to the Parasitic Mesostigmatan Mites of Asian Honey Bees -- Appendix C. The Names of the Honey Bee Species in Asian Languages -- Glossary -- References -- Index.
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