Book ID: 99860
Hepburn, H. Randall and Sara E. Radloff (eds.)
Honeybees of Asia. 2011. illus. figs. maps. XI, 669 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.
This book deals with 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, the book provides an essential foundation for future research.