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Author : Nikolaus Koeniger,Gudrun Koeniger,Salim Tingek
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Honeybee
ISBN : 9838121282
Author : David Roubik,Shoko Sakai,Abg Abdul Hamid
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2006-03-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387271613
The groundbreaking canopy-access and rain forest research at Lambir Hills National Park in Sarawak, Malaysia, has contributed an immense body of knowledge. Its major studies over more than a decade are synthesized here for the first time.
Author : H. Randall Hepburn,Sarah E. Radloff
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642164224
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.
Author : Benjamin P. Oldroyd,Siriwat Wongsiri
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0674041623
The familiar European hive bee, Apis mellifera, has long dominated honey bee research. But in the last 15 years, teams in China, Japan, Malaysia, and Thailand began to shift focus to the indigenous Asian honey bees. 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, the authors review evolution and speciation, division of labor, communication, and nest defense. They underscore the pressures colonies face from pathogens, parasites, and predators--including man--and detail the long and amazing history of the honey hunt. This 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.
Author : Teresa Kiddell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Bears
ISBN : 0473487438
"Gwendolyn Bear is a sun bear (Gwendolyn used to live in Borneo). Sun bears love honey, but Gwendolyn has no money. Her wise friend Silas the cat gives her some advise and Gwendolyn sets off in search of honey. Along the way, she learns how important bees are to the world and that they need our help if they are to survive"--Back cover.
Author : Deborah Roan Smith
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780429722462
The honey bees were formerly seen as a small, static group comprising four species, whose behavior and ecology were simple variants on the patterns found in Apis mellifera. The picture now is one of a large, actively speciating group, reflecting in part the complex geological and biological influence of the Apis environment. Research on this diversity has benefitted from new techniques of DNA analysis applied to several long-standing problems in honey bee phylogenetics and that are reported in this volume. The behavior and ecology of the Apis species and populations are also more diverse and differentiated than previously recognized: Radically different orientation systems as expressed through dance language exist in various species. This study of Apis will be of great interest not only to biologists and apiculturalists but to anyone interested in systematics, genetics, and ethology. Our view of apis has changed radically in the past few years as a result of recent research on the Asian honeybee. The contributors to this book focus on systematics, genetics, behaviour and ecology to offer a synthesis for understanding this economically and scientifically important genus.
Author : H.R. Hepburn,C.W.W. Pirk,O. Duangphakdee
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642543289
This work, a sequel to Honeybees and Wax published nearly 30 years ago, starts with a brief introduction and discussion of nesting sites, their spaces and densities, self-organization of nest contents, and interspecific utilization of beeswax. The following chapters cover communication by vibrations and scents and wax secretion, and discuss the queen in relation to the combs. Discussions on completed nests include the significance of brood, the roles of pollen and nectar flow, and comb-building, and are followed by a triad of related chapters on the construction of cells and combs and their energetic costs. An in-depth examination of the conversion of wax scales into combs, the material properties of scale and comb waxes, and the wax gland complex are presented. The next chapters are devoted to a comprehensive analysis of the literature on the chemistry and synthesis of beeswax, and, finally, the material properties of honeybee silk are highlighted.
Author : Fanny Lai,Bjorn Olesen
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781462919079
This Borneo wildlife pictorial offers nature lovers, visitors to Borneo and armchair explorers an unparalleled introduction to this mysterious treasure island. Illustrated with more than 350 images, taken by Bjorn Olesen and other wildlife photographers, A Visual Celebration of Borneo's Wildlife is a photographic tribute to the most spectacular wildlife species on the second-largest tropical island on Earth. It displays nature's beauty, revealing many private moments of the astonishing biodiversity of Borneo, where nature runs riot. Based on the latest research, it is filled with captivating little-known facts about the wildlife that modern-day travelers may come across when visiting this enchanting island. It also describes the top 16 wildlife locations in Borneo, with a comprehensive list of recommended reading, websites and blogs provided. Also included is a foreword by HRH Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, President of Fauna & Flora International. **All of the authors' royalties will be donated to Fauna & Flora International for nature conservation work in Southeast Asia.**
Author : Christopher Cumo
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781440835377
Serving students and general readers alike, this encyclopedia addresses the myriad and profound ways foods have shaped the world we inhabit, from prehistory to the present. Written with the needs of students in mind, Foods That Changed History: How Foods Shaped Civilization from the Ancient World to the Present presents nearly 100 entries on foods that have shaped history—fascinating topics that are rarely addressed in detail in traditional history texts. In learning about foods and their importance, readers will gain valuable insight into other areas such as religious movements, literature, economics, technology, and the human condition itself. Readers will learn how the potato, for example, changed lives in drastic ways in northern Europe, particularly Ireland; and how the potato famine led to the foundation of the science of plant pathology, which now affects how scientists and governments consider the dangers of genetic uniformity. The entries document how the consumption of tea and spices fostered global exploration, and how citrus fruits led to the prevention of scurvy. This book helps students acquire fundamental information about the role of foods in shaping world history, and it promotes critical thinking about that topic.
Author : DP Abrol
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000933697
Role of Giant Honeybees in Natural and Agricultural Systems provides multidisciplinary perspective about the different facets of giant honeybees. Giant honeybees–Apis dorsata and Apis laboriosa are excellent pollinators of crops, fruits, and vegetables in cultivated and natural lanscapes. Their large size, long foraging range, and large work force make them the most spectacular of all honeybee species for crop pollination and honey production. Due to their decline, ecosystems and global food security are being threatened. This book is the first of its kind which deals in detail on varied aspects of giant honeybee biology, management, conservation strategies for protecting biodiversity and enhancing crop productivity. It aims to promote a large, diverse, sustainable, and dependable bee pollinator workforce that can meet the challenge for optimizing food production in 21st century. SALIENT FEATURES: Covers the latest information on various aspects of biology of giant honeybees and brings the latest advances together in a single volume for researchers and advanced level students Provides an excellent source of advanced study material for academics, researchers and students and programme planners Provides an excellent source of livelihood in mountainous areas and marginal farmers Deals with biology, management and conservation strategies for protecting biodiversity and enhancing crop productivity Excellent pollinator of tropical and subtropical crops, fruits, vegetables, etc. less prone to diseases and enemies This book will be useful for pollination biologists, honeybee biologists, scientists working in agriculture, animal behavior, conservation, biology, ecology, entomologists, environmental biologists, etc.
Author : EMIN MADI
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781479719440
Nunuk landed in a hospital ICU after a deadly encounter with the wild honey bees, also known as apis dorsata. He disappeared mysteriously a day before he was to be transferred to another hospital. A week later he woke up and found himself not only lying inside a grave-like cave, but discovered with grim reality that he was actually ‘thrown out’ to the middle of Borneo’s ‘lost world’, arguably one of the planet’s few relatively untouched wilderness areas. A very peculiar stranger, an Old Man, appeared and gracefully showed him a new place to live – a tree-top house, but the real adventure has yet to unfold...
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,Apimondia,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Lazio e Toscana
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789251346129
Bees provide a critical link in the maintenance of ecosystems, pollination. They play a major role in maintaining biodiversity, ensuring the survival of many plants, enhancing forest regeneration, providing sustainability and adaptation to climate change and improving the quality and quantity of agricultural production systems. In fact, close to 75 percent of the world’s crops that produce fruits and seeds for human consumption depend, at least in part, on pollinators for sustained production, yield and quality. Beekeeping, also called apiculture, refers to all activities concerned with the practical management of social bee species. These guidelines aim to provide useful information and suggestions for a sustainable management of bees around the world, which can then be applied to project development and implementation.
Author : T. Pullaiah
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2024-02-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000907049
Biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate due to anthropogenic activities around the world. This book is the first volume in the new series Biodiversity Hotspots of the World, which highlights the 36 hotspot regions of the world, regions that were designated as reaping maximum benefit from preservation efforts. This series is our humble attempt to document these hotspots as a conservation and preservation measure. This first volume in the series focuses on the Western Ghats and Sri Lanka, construed as forming a community of species because of their shared biogeographical history. The volume explores the diversity and conservation efforts of the extraordinarily rich species found here, including plants, many of which are found nowhere else in the world; forests, which face tremendous population pressure and have been dramatically impacted by demands for timber and agricultural land; as well as the hotspot’s diverse mammals, birds, insects, and amphibian species, and more. The volumes in this series will be essential resources for researchers and practitioners in the fields of conservation biology, ecology, and evolution.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Bee culture
ISBN : UCAL:B4243165
Includes summarized reports of many bee-keeper associations.
Author : David W. Roubik,David Ward Roubik
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1992-05-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521429099
Humans have been fascinated by bees for centuries. Bees display a wide spectrum of behaviours and ecological roles that have provided biologists with a vast amount of material for study. Among the types observed are both social and solitary bees, those that either pollinate or destroy flowers, and those that display traits allowing them to survive underwater. Others fly mainly at night, and some build their nests either in the ground or in the tallest rain forest trees. This highly acclaimed book summarises and interprets research from around the world on tropical bee diversity and draws together major themes in ecology, natural history and evolution. The numerous photographs and line illustrations, and the large reference section, qualify this book as a field guide and reference for workers in tropical and temperate research. The fascinating ecology and natural history of these bees will also provide absorbing reading for other ecologists and naturalists. This book was first published in 1989.
