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Attack of the killer bees / / Emily Mahoney
| Attack of the killer bees / / Emily Mahoney |
| Autore | Mahoney Emily Jankowski |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : Gareth Stevens Publishing, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (24 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 595.79/9 |
| Collana | Animal invaders: destroying native habitats |
| Soggetto topico |
Africanized honeybee
Bees |
| ISBN | 1-4824-5673-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | What's the buzz? -- A big mistake -- The escape -- Bad bee-haviors -- A growing population -- Damaging effects -- The importance of bees -- Problem solving -- Living together. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910149546703321 |
Mahoney Emily Jankowski
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| New York, New York : , : Gareth Stevens Publishing, , 2017 | ||
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Bees [[electronic resource] ] : biology, threats and colonies / / Richard M. Florio, editor
| Bees [[electronic resource] ] : biology, threats and colonies / / Richard M. Florio, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (343 p.) |
| Disciplina | 595.79/9 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | FlorioRichard M |
| Collana | Animal science, issues and professions |
| Soggetto topico |
Honeybee
Honeybee - Diseases |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-61324-903-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452431803321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, 2012 | ||
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Bees [[electronic resource] ] : biology, threats and colonies / / Richard M. Florio, editor
| Bees [[electronic resource] ] : biology, threats and colonies / / Richard M. Florio, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (343 p.) |
| Disciplina | 595.79/9 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | FlorioRichard M |
| Collana | Animal science, issues and professions |
| Soggetto topico |
Honeybee
Honeybee - Diseases |
| ISBN | 1-61324-903-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779634103321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bees [[electronic resource] ] : biology, threats and colonies / / Richard M. Florio, editor
| Bees [[electronic resource] ] : biology, threats and colonies / / Richard M. Florio, editor |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (343 p.) |
| Disciplina | 595.79/9 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | FlorioRichard M |
| Collana | Animal science, issues and professions |
| Soggetto topico |
Honeybee
Honeybee - Diseases |
| ISBN | 1-61324-903-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- BEESBIOLOGY, THREATS AND COLONIES -- ANIMAL SCIENCE, ISSUESAND PROFESSIONS -- INSECTS AND OTHER TERRESTRIALARTHROPODS: BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRYAND BEHAVIOR -- BEESBIOLOGY, THREATS AND COLONIES -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER 1. BIOLOGY OF THAI HONEYBEES:NATURAL HISTORY AND THREATS -- Abstract -- 1. NATURAL HISTORY, EVOLUTION AND TAXONOMY -- Life History of Thai Honeybees -- Honeybees that Build Single-Comb, Open-Air Nests -- The Black Dwarf Honeybee, Apis Andreniformis Smith, 1858 -- The Red Dwarf Honeybee, Apis florea Fabricius, 1787 -- The Giant Honeybee, Apis dorsata Fabricius, 1798 -- Honeybees that Build Multi-Comb Nests in Enclosed Cavities -- The Asiatic Hive Honeybee, Apis cerana Fabricius, 1793 -- The European Honeybee, Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 -- 2. HONEYBEE DEVELOPMENT, CASTES AND AGE POLYTHEISM -- Honeybee Caste and Development -- Honeybee Development and Differentiation -- Division of Labour -- Colony Cycle: Migration, Swarming and Absconding -- Foraging Behavior -- Thermoregulation -- 3. HONEYBEE ANATOMY -- The Head of Honeybees -- The Antenna -- The Compound Eye -- The Internal Organ of the Head -- Hypopharyngeal Glands -- The Thorax -- The Abdomen -- 4. HONEYBEE PHEROMONES -- Pheromone Glands and Pheromone Production -- 5. POLLINATION BY THAI HONEYBEES -- Honeybee Pollination in Thailand -- Categorization of Bee Flora -- 6. BEEKEEPING IN THAILAND -- Introduction -- History -- Status of Beekeeping in Thailand -- Conserving A. Cerana and others Native Species in Thailand -- Beehive -- 7. HONEYBEE PATHOGENS, PARASITES AND PREDATORS -- Introduction -- Honeybee Mites -- Tropilaelaps Clareae -- General Biology and Life Cycle of Tropilaelaps Clareae -- Pest Status: Symptoms and Distribution -- Varroa Jacobsoni -- General Biology of Varroa -- AcarApis Woodi.
General Biology and Life Cycle -- Pest Status: Symptoms and Distribution -- The Parasitic Mite, Euvarroa -- Viral Diseases -- Bacterial Diseases -- American Foul Brood (AFB) -- European Foul Brood (EFB) -- Fungal Diseases -- Nosema Disease (Nosemosis) -- Nosema in Thailand -- Control of Nosema Disease -- Wax Moths -- Life Cycle of Wax Moths -- Wasps, Hornets and Ants -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 2. ASIAN HONEYBEES: BIOLOGY, THREATSAND THEIR CONSERVATION -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. DIVERSITY OF HONEYBEE SPECIES -- 3. HONEYBEE BIOLOGY -- 3.1. Development -- 3.2. Drone Congregation Areas (DCAs) -- 3.3. Sex Pheromone Communication -- 3.4. Defensive Behavior -- 4. ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE -- 4.1. Hive Products -- 4.2. Pollination of Crops -- 5. MAJOR THREATS -- 5.1. Diseases, Parasites, Pests and Predators -- a) Diseases -- b) Parasitic Mites -- c) Pests and Predators -- 5.2. Deforestation -- 5.3. Honey Hunting -- 5.4. Habitat Loss -- 5.5. Pesticide Poisoning -- 5.6. Introduction of Exotic Species -- 6. CONSERVATION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 3. ODOR, LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR -- Abstract -- INTRODUCTION -- COMPLEX ODOR ENVIRONMENTS -- CROP ATTACHED FORAGERS -- NAÏVE RECRUIT FORAGERS -- SENSING AND NEURONAL TRANSMISSION OF ODORS -- ODOR PERCEPTION -- THE IMPORTANCE OF NECTAR ODORS FOR FORAGERS -- LIMITATIONS FOR ODOR COGNITION -- ODORS AS REPELLANTS: PERSPECTIVES FROM PESTICIDE STUDIES -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 4. THREATS TO THE STINGLESS BEESIN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON: HOW TO DEALWITH SCARCE BIOLOGICAL DATAAND AN INCREASING RATE OF DESTRUCTION -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. THE BEES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ENVIRONMENT -- 3. REPRODUCTION BIOLOGY AND GENETICS IN BEES -- 4. MELIPONICULTURE: REALITY AND PERSPECTIVES -- 5. LINES OF ACTION: PERSPECTIVES. Line of Action 1: Research Focused on the Taxonomy, Ecology, Biologyand Genetics of Amazonian Stingless Bees and Formation of HumanResources -- Line of Action 2: Consolidation of Partnerships via Networking Projects -- Line of Action 3: Commodity Chain of Meliponiculture -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 5. THE IMPORTANT HONEY BEE VIRUSES:A SHORT DESCRIPTIVE REVIEW ENHANCEDWITH RECENT DATA -- Abstract -- INTRODUCTION -- THE CASE OF GREECE -- CHRONIC BEE PARALYSIS VIRUS (CBPV) -- ACUTE BEE PARALYSIS VIRUS (ABPV) -- ISRAELI ACUTE BEE PARALYSIS VIRUS (IAPV) -- DEFORMED WING VIRUS (DWV) -- KASHMIR BEE VIRUS (KBV) -- BLACK QUEEN CELL VIRUS (ΒQCV) -- SACBROOD VIRUS (SBV) -- DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 6. WHY MASSIVE HONEYBEE COLONY LOSSESDO NOT OCCUR IN URUGUAY? -- Abstract -- HONEYBEE COLONY LOSSES -- BEEKEEPING IN URUGUAY -- V. Destructor, the Main h\Honeybee Health Threat -- Nosema ceranae, a Problem Associated to Plantations of Eucalyptus Grandis -- OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTIONOF HONEYBEE VIRUSES IN URUGUAY -- SEASONAL DYNAMICS OF HONEYBEE PATHOGENS -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 7. DISRUPTION IN BIOGENIC AMINES-MEDIATEDSIGNALING: A POTENTIAL MOLECULARMECHANISM ASSOCIATED WITH COLONYCOLLAPSE DISORDER -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. FACTORS AFFECTING HONEYBEE'S DEVELOPMENT,LIFE SPAN AND LABOR SPECIALIZATION -- 3. CCD -- 4. BIOGENIC AMINES-MEDIATED SIGNALING -- 5. BIOGENIC AMINES-BASED PESTICIDES -- 5.1. Neonicotinoids -- 5.2. Amidine Compounds -- 6. BIOGENIC AMINES-MEDIATED LEARNING AND MEMORY -- 7. MOLECULAR MECHANISM UNDERLYING OLFACTORYDYSFUNCTION IN HONEYBEES: A POSSIBLE LINK WITH CCD -- 7.1. ROS-Mediated Oxidative Stress -- 7.2. ROS-Mediated Olfactory Dysfunction -- 7.3. ROS-Mediated Olfactory Dysfunction: Implication to CCD -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES. CHAPTER 8. A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON AGE RELATEDASSOCIATIVE AND NON ASSOCIATIVE LEARNINGPERFORMANCE IN HONEYBEES. -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experiment 1: Evolution of Honeybee Sugar Thresholdwith Age -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Material and Methods -- 2.2.1. Determination of Sugar Threshold -- 2.2.2. Statistical Analysis -- 2.3. Results and Discussion -- 3. Experiment 2: Honey as a Reward -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Material and Methods -- 3.2.1. Statistical Analysis -- 3.3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Experiment 3: Sugar Perception and Division of Labor -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Material and Methods -- 4.3. Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- CHAPTER 9. ACOUSTIC NOISES GENERATEDBY INSECT COLONIES -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL -- RESULTS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 10. EXOGENOUS AND ENDOGENOUS FLUCTUATIONSOF THERMOREGULATORY ACTIVITY -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 11. THERMAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEVELOPINGAND ADULT HONEYBEES -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 12. ELECTROCARDIOGRAM OF THE HONEYBEE -- INTRODUCTION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 13. MODELING OF THE TEMPERATURE FIELDDISTRIBUTION IN WINTER CLUSTERS -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL -- MODEL DESCRIPTION -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 14. SOUNDS GENERATED BY BEE COLONIESDURING SOCIOTOMY -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 15. BEES ADAPTATION TO WINTERING -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- INDEX. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825003103321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, 2012 | ||
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The bees of the world [[electronic resource] /] / Charles D. Michener
| The bees of the world [[electronic resource] /] / Charles D. Michener |
| Autore | Michener Charles Duncan <1918-> |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (972 p.) |
| Disciplina | 595.79/9 |
| Soggetto topico | Bees |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-8018-9220-1
1-4356-9259-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454748803321 |
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Michener Charles Duncan <1918->
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| Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007 | ||
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The bees of the world [[electronic resource] /] / Charles D. Michener
| The bees of the world [[electronic resource] /] / Charles D. Michener |
| Autore | Michener Charles Duncan <1918-> |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (972 p.) |
| Disciplina | 595.79/9 |
| Soggetto topico | Bees |
| ISBN |
0-8018-9220-1
1-4356-9259-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782745403321 |
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| Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007 | ||
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The bees of the world [[electronic resource] /] / Charles D. Michener
| The bees of the world [[electronic resource] /] / Charles D. Michener |
| Autore | Michener Charles Duncan <1918-> |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (972 p.) |
| Disciplina | 595.79/9 |
| Soggetto topico | Bees |
| ISBN |
0-8018-9220-1
1-4356-9259-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807819503321 |
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Michener Charles Duncan <1918->
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| Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007 | ||
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The buzz about bees [[electronic resource] ] : biology of a superorganism / / Jürgen Tautz ; with photographs by Helga R. Heilmann ; translated by David C. Sandeman
| The buzz about bees [[electronic resource] ] : biology of a superorganism / / Jürgen Tautz ; with photographs by Helga R. Heilmann ; translated by David C. Sandeman |
| Autore | Tautz Jürgen |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2008.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, : Springer, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (298 p.) |
| Disciplina | 595.79/9 |
| Soggetto topico | Honeybee |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-39806-3
9786611398064 3-540-78729-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prolog: The Bee Colony — a Mammal in Many Bodies -- Man’s Smallest Domestic Animal — a Picture Guide -- The Inevitable Honeybees -- Propagated Immortality -- Honeybees — a Model for Success -- What Bees Know About Flowers -- Honeybee Sex, and Virgin Brides -- Royal Jelly — Designer Diet in Bee Colonies -- The Largest Organ of the Bee Colony — Construction and Function of the Comb -- Cultivated Intelligence -- Is Honey Thicker than Blood: How Important Is the Family? -- The Circle Closes -- Epilog: The Future for Bees and Mankind. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451511003321 |
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| Berlin, : Springer, c2008 | ||
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The buzz about bees : biology of a superorganism / / Jurgen Tautz ; with photographs by Helga R. Heilmann ; translated by David C. Sandeman
| The buzz about bees : biology of a superorganism / / Jurgen Tautz ; with photographs by Helga R. Heilmann ; translated by David C. Sandeman |
| Autore | Tautz Jürgen |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2008.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, : Springer, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (284 pages) : color illustrations |
| Disciplina | 595.79/9 |
| Collana | Gale eBooks |
| Soggetto topico | Honeybee |
| ISBN |
1-281-39806-3
9786611398064 3-540-78729-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prolog: The Bee Colony — a Mammal in Many Bodies -- Man’s Smallest Domestic Animal — a Picture Guide -- The Inevitable Honeybees -- Propagated Immortality -- Honeybees — a Model for Success -- What Bees Know About Flowers -- Honeybee Sex, and Virgin Brides -- Royal Jelly — Designer Diet in Bee Colonies -- The Largest Organ of the Bee Colony — Construction and Function of the Comb -- Cultivated Intelligence -- Is Honey Thicker than Blood: How Important Is the Family? -- The Circle Closes -- Epilog: The Future for Bees and Mankind. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784981703321 |
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| Berlin, : Springer, c2008 | ||
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The buzz about bees : biology of a superorganism / / Jurgen Tautz ; with photographs by Helga R. Heilmann ; translated by David C. Sandeman
| The buzz about bees : biology of a superorganism / / Jurgen Tautz ; with photographs by Helga R. Heilmann ; translated by David C. Sandeman |
| Autore | Tautz Jürgen |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2008.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, : Springer, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (284 pages) : color illustrations |
| Disciplina | 595.79/9 |
| Collana | Gale eBooks |
| Soggetto topico | Honeybee |
| ISBN |
1-281-39806-3
9786611398064 3-540-78729-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prolog: The Bee Colony — a Mammal in Many Bodies -- Man’s Smallest Domestic Animal — a Picture Guide -- The Inevitable Honeybees -- Propagated Immortality -- Honeybees — a Model for Success -- What Bees Know About Flowers -- Honeybee Sex, and Virgin Brides -- Royal Jelly — Designer Diet in Bee Colonies -- The Largest Organ of the Bee Colony — Construction and Function of the Comb -- Cultivated Intelligence -- Is Honey Thicker than Blood: How Important Is the Family? -- The Circle Closes -- Epilog: The Future for Bees and Mankind. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807883103321 |
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