Asiatic Honeybee Apis cerana Biodiversity Conservation and Agricultural Production /

• Main Author: Abrol, Dharam P. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Biodiversity.; Endangered ecosystems.; Entomology.; Nature Conservation.; Life Sciences.; Ecosystems.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6928-1

The world is facing food crisis as the growing human population is posing a threat to natural resources and fast approaching famine. In the next 50 years, the global population is expected to reach 9 billion doubling the food, feed and crop demand. Concomitantly, this situation has further aggravate...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Historical perspective
• 3. Biology of Apis� cerana
• 4. Biogeography
• 5. Genetics and breeding
• 6. Reproductive biology
• 7. Pheromones
• 8. Molecular Phylogeny of Apis� cerana
• 9. Interactions with other bee species
• 10. Dance language
• 11. Foraging
• 12. Floral resources
• 13. Pollination biology
• 14. Safety of bees in relation to pest management
• 15. Management problems
• 16. Population decline
• 17. Loss of genetic diversity
• 18. Diseases and enemies
• 19. Impact� of climate changes
• 20. Behavioural� defense against diseases and enemies
• 21. Ecological impacts of invasive alien species on bees
• 22. Conservation strategies
• 23. Livelihood security. �.