Asiatic honeybee Apis cerana
Subtitle: biodiversity conservation and agricultural production
By: Dharam P. Abrol
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Dordrecht; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1019
ISBN-13: 9789400769274; 9789400769281
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Apis cerana; Conservation; Bee culture; Agrobiodiversity conservation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Historical perspective; title: 3. Biology of Apis cerana; title: 4. Biogeography; title: 5. Genetics and breeding; title: 6. Reproductive biology; title: 7. Pheromones; title: 8. Molecular phylogeny of Apis cerana; title: 9. Interactions with other bee species; title: 10. Dance language; title: 11. Foraging; title: 12. Floral resources; title: 13. Pollination biology; title: 14. Safety of bees in relation to pest management; title: 15. Management problems; title: 16. Population decline; title: 17. Loss of genetic diversity; title: 18. Diseases and enemies; title: 19. Impact of climate changes; title: 20. Behavioural defense against diseases and enemies; title: 21. Ecological impacts of invasive alien species on bees; title: 22. Conservation strategies; title: 23. Livelihood security.