Honey Bee Biology
eBook - ePub

Honey Bee Biology

  1. 488 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Honey Bee Biology

About this book

The most comprehensive and up-to-date general reference book on honey bee biology

Honey bees are marvelously charismatic organisms with a long history of interaction with humans. They are vital to agriculture and serve as a model system for many basic questions in biology. This authoritative book provides an essential overview of honey bee biology, bringing established topics up to date while incorporating emerging areas of inquiry.

Honey Bee Biology covers everything from molecular genetics, development, and physiology to neurobiology, behavior, and pollination biology. Placing special attention on the important role of bees as pollinators in agricultural ecosystems, it incorporates the latest findings on pesticides, parasites, and pathogens. This incisive and wide-ranging book also sheds vital light on the possible causes of colony collapse disorder and the devastating honey bee losses we are witnessing today.

The study of honey bees has greatly expanded in recent years and there is more interest in these marvelous creatures than ever before. Honey Bee Biology is the first up-to-date general reference of its kind published in decades. It is a must-have resource for social insect biologists, scientifically savvy beekeepers, and any scientist interested in bees as a model system.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. List of Plates
  6. Foreword
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. 1. Introduction
  9. 2. Natural History, Systematics, and Phylogenetics
  10. 3. Development
  11. 4. Anatomy and Physiology
  12. 5. Genetics and Genomics
  13. 6. Neurobiology
  14. 7. Neuroethology and Cognitive Science
  15. Color Plates
  16. 8. Reproduction
  17. 9. Evolution
  18. 10. Life History, Ecology, and Nesting Biology
  19. 11. The Honey Bee Colony Is a Superorganism
  20. 12. Division of Labor
  21. 13. Communication, Labor Allocation, and Collective Decision Making
  22. 14. Chemical Ecology
  23. 15. Foraging
  24. 16. Tropical Honey Bees
  25. 17. Immunity, Parasites, Pests, and Pathogens
  26. 18. Detoxification and Pesticides
  27. 19. Honey Bees as Managed Pollinators
  28. Literature Cited
  29. Index