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Male Behavior And Hybridization Of Africanized And European Bees
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Book Synopsis Male Behavior and Hybridization of Africanized and European Bees by : Alberto Galindo Cardona
Download or read book Male Behavior and Hybridization of Africanized and European Bees written by Alberto Galindo Cardona and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Genetic and Genotypic Components of Foraging and Defensive Behavior in Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera L.) Colonies by : Ernesto Guzman-Novoa
Download or read book Genetic and Genotypic Components of Foraging and Defensive Behavior in Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera L.) Colonies written by Ernesto Guzman-Novoa and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Genomic Admixture and Nest Defense Behavior in the Africanized Honey Bee of the American Continents by : Daniela Zarate
Download or read book Genomic Admixture and Nest Defense Behavior in the Africanized Honey Bee of the American Continents written by Daniela Zarate and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genomic admixture, the mixture of two or more distinct gene pools, is a common and widespread biological phenomenon of significant evolutionary importance. The African-hybrid honey bee (AHB) represents one of the most impressive and ecologically successful cases of admixture in a social insect. While honey bees are now a common feature of the American landscape and an indispensable part of commercial agriculture, their origins are rooted in importations from Eurasia and Africa that began in the 1500s. The African-hybrid honey bee (AHB) is a New World amalgamation of several subspecies of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera). Apis mellifera is a taxonomically diverse species, comprised of more than 30 subspecies historically grouped into four major biogeographic lineages: African (A), Western European (M), Eastern European (C), and Eastern Mediterranean (O). In 1956, honey bee biologists in Brazil imported honey bee queens of the African subspecies Apis mellifera scutellata for experimental breeding with pre-existing European stock. Researchers hoped to forge a honey bee that combined the tropical hardiness of A. m. scutellata with the honey production capabilities and gentleness of the popular European subspecies currently in use. In a now infamous incident, these experimental "Africanized" hybrids were accidently released from their research apiaries, initiating a spectacular hybrid species expansion that now extends from northern Argentina to northern California (U.S.A.). The heightened degree of territorial nest defense characteristic of African-hybrid honey bees spurred a large degree of public concern over the expansion and success of this invasive insect--gaining it substantial attention from popular press who dubbed it the "killer bee". To this end, this dissertation seeks to characterize genomic admixture dynamics and nest defense behavior in the African-hybrid honey bee. I hope my work serves to inform adaptive honey bee breeding practices that will aid in the preservation of a robust population of honey bees for commercial pollination and help combat world-wide honey bee declines.
Book Synopsis The Drone Honey Bee by : Lovleen Marwaha
Download or read book The Drone Honey Bee written by Lovleen Marwaha and published by Bentham Science Publishers. This book was released on 2023-09-05 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference book is the definitive guide to drone honey bees. The book equips readers with all the knowledge they need to know about drone bee biology and development, their role in the colony and improving the health of their colony. The book starts by providing a detailed review of the development of drone honey bees, their biology, morphometric features, interaction with the Queen and the haploid parthenogenesis. The book then delves into the pheromone profile and mating behavior of drones.
Book Synopsis Insect Molecular Genetics by : Marjorie A. Hoy
Download or read book Insect Molecular Genetics written by Marjorie A. Hoy and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developed as an introduction to new molecular genetic techniques, Insect Molecular Genetics also provides literature, terminology, and additional sources of information to students, researchers, and professional entomologists. Although most molecular genetics studies have employed Drosophila, this book applies the same techniques to other insects, including pest insects of economic importance. As a text, as a reference, as a primer, and as a review of a vast and growing literature, Insect Molecular Genetics is a valuable addition to the libraries of entomologists, geneticists, and molecular biologists. Features offered by this unique reference source: Detailed illustrations Suggested readings at the end of each chapter Glossary of molecular genetic terms
Book Synopsis The Genetic Architecture of Reproductive Differences in Workers of Africanized and European Honey Bees, Apis Mellifera by : Allie Marie Graham
Download or read book The Genetic Architecture of Reproductive Differences in Workers of Africanized and European Honey Bees, Apis Mellifera written by Allie Marie Graham and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Western Honeybee (Apis mellifera) displays a special form of social behavior called eusociality. The evolution of its reproductively specialized castes and social behavior from a solitary ancestor may be explained by the reproductive ground plan hypothesis. This hypothesis predicts a relationship between the variation of ovary size and -activity and social behavior. At the phenotypic level, ovary size has been associated with a whole set of behavioral phenotypes, known as the pollen hoarding syndrome. While many of these phenotypes are potentially influenced by regulatory pathways, involving juvenile hormone and vitellogenin, the exact genetic links between ovary size determination and social behavior are still unknown. To test the generality of the hypothesized genetic linkage between reproductive and social behavior, I investigated the genetic architecture of ovary size differences between Africanized and European honey bees. Two backcrosses of a hybrid queen and Africanized drones that resulted in transgressive worker ovary phenotypes were studied for pleiotropic effects of existing behavioral QTL and potential new QTL with a combination of SNP and microsatellite markers. Analyses show small but significant effects on ovary size for some of the behavioral QTL, as predicted by the reproductive ground plan hypothesis. In addition, I detected two new QTL of major effect on ovary size. I describe potential candidate genes for the QTL and suggest that the detected major and minor effects could reflect genetic control of caste divergence and worker division of labor, respectively, representing two distinct stages of honey bee social evolution that may be connected via female reproductive physiology."--Abstract from author supplied metadata.
Book Synopsis Status of Pollinators in North America by : National Research Council
Download or read book Status of Pollinators in North America written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-05-13 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pollinators-insects, birds, bats, and other animals that carry pollen from the male to the female parts of flowers for plant reproduction-are an essential part of natural and agricultural ecosystems throughout North America. For example, most fruit, vegetable, and seed crops and some crops that provide fiber, drugs, and fuel depend on animals for pollination. This report provides evidence for the decline of some pollinator species in North America, including America's most important managed pollinator, the honey bee, as well as some butterflies, bats, and hummingbirds. For most managed and wild pollinator species, however, population trends have not been assessed because populations have not been monitored over time. In addition, for wild species with demonstrated declines, it is often difficult to determine the causes or consequences of their decline. This report outlines priorities for research and monitoring that are needed to improve information on the status of pollinators and establishes a framework for conservation and restoration of pollinator species and communities.
Book Synopsis Genetic and Hormonal Regulation of Worker Behavioral Development in Honey Bees by : Tugrul Giray
Download or read book Genetic and Hormonal Regulation of Worker Behavioral Development in Honey Bees written by Tugrul Giray and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Proceedings of the Africanized Honey Bee Symposium, February 11-12, 1986, Atlanta, Georgia by :
Download or read book Proceedings of the Africanized Honey Bee Symposium, February 11-12, 1986, Atlanta, Georgia written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The african Honey Bee by : Marla Spivak
Download or read book The african Honey Bee written by Marla Spivak and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first review of the scientific literature on the Africanized honey bee. The African subspecies Apis mellifera scutellata (formerly adansonii) was introduced into South America in 1956 with the intent of cross-breeding it with other subspecies of bees already present in Brazil to obtain a honey bee better adapted to tropical conditions. Shortly after its introduction, some of the African stock became established in the feral population around Sao Paulo, Brazil, and spread rapidly through Brazil. It has since migrated through most of the neotropics, displacing and/or hybridizing with the previously imported subspecies of honey bees. Africanized bees have been stereotype d as having high rates of swarming and absconding, rapid colony growth, and fierce defensivebehavior. As they have spread through the neotropics they have interacted with the human population, disrupting apiculture and urban activities when high levels of defensive behavior are expressed.
Book Synopsis Bees and Other Pollinating Insects Research by :
Download or read book Bees and Other Pollinating Insects Research written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Genetic Structure of Feral Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera L.) Populations in California by : David Irven Nielsen
Download or read book Genetic Structure of Feral Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera L.) Populations in California written by David Irven Nielsen and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bad Beekeeping written by Ron Miksha and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A million pounds of honey. Produced by a billion bees! This memoir reconstructs the life of a young man from Pennsylvania as he drops into the bald prairie badlands of southern Saskatchewan. He buys a honey ranch and keeps the bees that make the honey. But he also spends winters in Florida swamps, nurse-maid to ten thousand dainty queen bees. From the dusty Canadian prairie to the thick palmetto swamps of the American south, the reader meets with simple folks who shape the protagonist's character - including a Cree rancher with three sons playing NHL hockey, a Hutterite preacher who yearns to roam the globe, a reclusive bee-eating homesteader, and a grey-headed widow who grows grapefruit, plays a nasty game of scrabble, and lives with four vicious dogs. Encompassing a ten-year period, this true story evolves from the earnest inexperience of the young man as he learns an art and builds a business. Carefully researched natural biology runs counterpoint to human social activities. Bee craft serves as the setting for expositions that contrast American and Canadian lifestyles, while exemplifying the harsh reality of a man working with and against the physical environment.
Book Synopsis Range and Frequency of Africanized Honey Bees in California (USA) by : Yoshiaki Kono
Download or read book Range and Frequency of Africanized Honey Bees in California (USA) written by Yoshiaki Kono and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africanized honey bees entered California in 1994 but few accounts of their northward expansion or their frequency relative to European honey bees have been published. We used mitochondrial markers and morphometric analysis to determine the prevalence of Africanized honeybees in San Diego County and their current northward progress in California, west of the Sierra Nevada crest. The northernmost African mitotypes detected were approximately 40 km south of Sacramento in California's central valley. In San Diego County, 65% of foraging honey bee workers carry the African mitochondria and the estimated percentage of Africanized workers using morphological measurements is similar (61%). There was no correlation between mitotype and morphology in San Diego County suggesting these Africanized bees result from bidirectional hybridization. Seventy percent of feral hives, but only 13% of managed hives, sampled in San Diego County carried the African mitotype indicating that a large fraction of foraging workers in both urban and rural San Diego County are feral. We also found a single nucleotide polymorphism at the DNA barcode locus COI that distinguishes European and African mitotypes. The utility of this marker was confirmed using the worldwide Barcode of Life Database. Future censuses could determine whether the current range of the Africanized form is stable and the environmental factors that may underlie it.
Book Synopsis Importation of African/Brazilian Honey-bees by : United States. Congress. Senate. Agriculture and Forestry Committee
Download or read book Importation of African/Brazilian Honey-bees written by United States. Congress. Senate. Agriculture and Forestry Committee and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Bees and Other Pollinating Insects Research by :
Download or read book Bees and Other Pollinating Insects Research written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Agricultural Research written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: