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100 1 _aHepburn, H. Randall.
_eeditor.
245 1 0 _aHoneybees of Asia
_h[electronic resource] /
_cedited by H. Randall Hepburn, Sarah E. Radloff.
264 1 _aBerlin, Heidelberg :
_bSpringer Berlin Heidelberg,
_c2011.
300 _aXII, 600p.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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505 0 _aThe 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.  .
520 _aA 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.
650 0 _aLife sciences.
650 0 _aAnimal genetics.
650 0 _aAnimal Physiology.
650 0 _aInvertebrates.
650 0 _aEntomology.
650 1 4 _aLife Sciences.
650 2 4 _aEntomology.
650 2 4 _aInvertebrates.
650 2 4 _aAnimal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.
650 2 4 _aAnimal Genetics and Genomics.
650 2 4 _aAnimal Physiology.
700 1 _aRadloff, Sarah E.
_eeditor.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9783642164217
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16422-4
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