Marla Spivak, David J C Fletcher, Michael D Breed

The african Honey Bee

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The introduction and spread of the African honey bee and its hybrids in the New World has received substantial public and scientific attention. In this book the available scientific information concerning the identification, biology, and management of the bee is reviewed. This book is particularly timely, given the recent arrival of the African bee

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 444
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 639g
• ISBN-13: 9780367305451
• ISBN-10: 0367305453
• Artikelnr.: 62387571

Autorenporträt

Robert K. Vander Meer is a research chemist with the USDA/ARS. Michael D. Breed is professor of environmental population and organismic biology at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Mark L. Winston is professor of biological sciences at Simon Fraser University. Karl E. Espelie is professor of entomology at the University of Georgia at Athens.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Systematics and Identification
Systematics and Identification of Africanized Honey Bees
Genetic Characterization of Honey Bees through DNA Analysis
The Spread of Africanized Bees and the Africanization Process
Interdependence of Genetics and Ecology in a Solution to the African Bee Problem
The Processes of Africanization
Africanized Bees: Natural Selection for Colonizing Ability
The Africanization Process in Costa Rica
Honey Bee Genetics and Breeding
Continuing Commericial Queen Production after the Arrival of Africanized Honey Bees
Population Biology, Ecology, and Diseases
The Inside Story: Internal Colony Dynamics of Africanized Bees
Population Biology of the Africanized Honey Bee
Foraging Behavior and Honey Production
Aspects of Africanized Honey Bee Ecology in Tropical America
Bee Diseases, Parasites, and Pests
Defensive Behavior
Defensive Behavior
Genetics of Defensive Behavior I
Genetics of Defensive Behavior II
Beekeeping in South America
Beekeeping in Brazil
The Africanized Honey Bee in Peru
Beekeeping in Venezuela