Bees for Development Journal
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Page : 318 pages
File Size : 24,71 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Bee culture
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Author :
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Page : 318 pages
File Size : 24,71 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Bee culture
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Author : Carla Mucignat-Caretta
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 26,51 MB
Release : 2014-02-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1466553413
Intraspecific communication involves the activation of chemoreceptors and subsequent activation of different central areas that coordinate the responses of the entire organism—ranging from behavioral modification to modulation of hormones release. Animals emit intraspecific chemical signals, often referred to as pheromones, to advertise their presence to members of the same species and to regulate interactions aimed at establishing and regulating social and reproductive bonds. In the last two decades, scientists have developed a greater understanding of the neural processing of these chemical signals. Neurobiology of Chemical Communication explores the role of the chemical senses in mediating intraspecific communication. Providing an up-to-date outline of the most recent advances in the field, it presents data from laboratory and wild species, ranging from invertebrates to vertebrates, from insects to humans. The book examines the structure, anatomy, electrophysiology, and molecular biology of pheromones. It discusses how chemical signals work on different mammalian and non-mammalian species and includes chapters on insects, Drosophila, honey bees, amphibians, mice, tigers, and cattle. It also explores the controversial topic of human pheromones. An essential reference for students and researchers in the field of pheromones, this is also an ideal resource for those working on behavioral phenotyping of animal models and persons interested in the biology/ecology of wild and domestic species.
Author : Thomas D. Seeley
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 22,20 MB
Release : 2019-05-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0691166765
Seeley, a world authority on honey bees, sheds light on why wild honey bees are still thriving while those living in managed colonies are in crisis. Drawing on the latest science as well as insights from his own pioneering fieldwork, he describes in extraordinary detail how honey bees live in nature and shows how this differs significantly from their lives under the management of beekeepers. Seeley presents an entirely new approach to beekeeping--Darwinian Beekeeping--which enables honey bees to use the toolkit of survival skills their species has acquired over the past thirty million years, and to evolve solutions to the new challenges they face today. He shows beekeepers how to use the principles of natural selection to guide their practices, and he offers a new vision of how beekeeping can better align with the natural habits of honey bees.
Author : Piotr Socha
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,98 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780500650950
How do bees communicate? What does a beekeeper do? Did you know that Napoleon loved bees? Who survived being stung by 2,443 bees? This encyclopaedic book answers all these questions and many more, imparting masses of information with a light, humorous touch, and in scorers of vibrant illustrations. Piotr Socha tracks the history of bees from the time of the dinosaurs to their current plight, examining along the way the role bees have played in history and in the rest of the natural world.
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Page : 740 pages
File Size : 16,99 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Bee culture
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Author : Heather Swan
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 42,33 MB
Release : 2017-11-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0271080736
Colony Collapse Disorder, ubiquitous pesticide use, industrial agriculture, habitat reduction—these are just a few of the issues causing unprecedented trauma in honeybee populations worldwide. In this artfully illustrated book, Heather Swan embarks on a narrative voyage to discover solutions to—and understand the sources of—the plight of honeybees. Through a lyrical combination of creative nonfiction and visual imagery, Where Honeybees Thrive tells the stories of the beekeepers, farmers, artists, entomologists, ecologists, and other advocates working to stem the damage and reverse course for this critical pollinator. Using her own quest for understanding as a starting point, Swan highlights the innovative projects and strategies these groups employ. Her mosaic approach to engaging with the environment not only reveals the incredibly complex political ecology in which bees live—which includes human and nonhuman actors alike—but also suggests ways of comprehending and tackling a host of other conflicts between postindustrial society and the natural world. Each chapter closes with an illustrative full-color gallery of bee-related artwork. A luminous journey from the worlds of honey producers, urban farmers, and mead makers of the United States to those of beekeepers of Sichuan, China, and researchers in southern Africa, Where Honeybees Thrive traces the global web of efforts to secure a sustainable future for honeybees—and ourselves.
Author : Tammy Horn
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 36,55 MB
Release : 2011-11-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0813139880
A fascinating study that “opens a window on the world of beekeeping and female beekeepers” (Lexington Herald-Leader). From Africa to Australia to Asia, women have participated in the pragmatic aspects of honey hunting and in the more advanced skills associated with beekeeping as hive technology has progressed through the centuries. Who are the women who keep bees and what can we learn from them? Beeconomy examines the fascinating evolution of the relationship between women and bees around the world. Bee expert Tammy Horn profiles female beekeepers, describing their work and how they manage it; the sense of community they enjoy; how beekeeping is relevant to questions about globalization and politics—and how it provides an opportunity for a new sustainable economy, one that takes into consideration environment, children, and family needs.
Author : Robert E. Snodgrass
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Page : 164 pages
File Size : 17,71 MB
Release : 1909
Category : Insects
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Author : Charles Mraz
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Page : 118 pages
File Size : 25,22 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Health & Fitness
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For more than sixty years Charles Mraz has brought the benefits of apitherapy (bee-venom therapy) to thousands of individuals. He pioneered the use of this technique to treat autoimmune diseases, particularly arthritis and multiple sclerosis.
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Page : 226 pages
File Size : 19,9 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Bee culture
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