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The Foraging Behavior of the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera, L.)
- 1st Edition - October 24, 2023
- Editor: John Purdy
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 7 9 3 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 8 6 1 9 - 9
The Foraging Behavior of the Honeybee (Apis mellifera, L.) provides a scholarly resource for knowledge on the regulation, communication, resource allocation, learning and character… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe Foraging Behavior of the Honeybee (Apis mellifera, L.) provides a scholarly resource for knowledge on the regulation, communication, resource allocation, learning and characteristics of honeybee foraging behavior at the individual and colony level. Foraging, in this context, is the exploration of the environment around a honey bee hive and the collection of resources (pollen, nectar, water, etc.) by bees in the worker caste of a colony. Honeybees have the unique ability to balance conflicting and changing resource needs in rapidly changing environments, thus their characterization as “superorganisms” made up of individuals who act in the interest of the whole.
This book explores the fascinating world of honey bees in their struggle to obtain food and resources in the ecosystem and environment around the hive. Written by a team of international experts on honey bee behavior and ecology, this book covers current and historical knowledge, research methods and modeling used in the field of study and includes estimates of key parameters of energy utilization, quantities of materials collected, and identifies inconsistencies or gaps in current knowledge in the field.
- Establishes a basis of current knowledge on honeybees to build and advance understanding of their foraging behavior
- Addresses stressors such as habitat loss, climate change, pesticides, pests and diseases
- Presents concise concepts that facilitate direct traceability to the original underlying research
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Abstract
- Historical perspective
- Scope and approach
- Evolution and taxonomy
- Social order—Population dynamics and self-assembly
- Ontogeny—The making of a forager bee
- Nutrition and provisioning of foragers
- Regulation of foraging activity
- Terminology related to the state of the colony
- Ecosystem-level interactions of honey bee pollinators
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 2: Honey bee adaptations for foraging
- Abstract
- Introduction
- External anatomy of foraging
- Ontogeny
- Learning and memory
- Foraging biochemistry
- Lifespan
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 3: Social foraging of the honey bee colony
- Abstract
- The evolutionary advantages of group foraging
- Genetic influences on foraging
- Regulatory networks—Colony-level control and signaling pathways for foraging
- Colony-level collective foraging
- Recruitment and communication
- Forager specialization
- Stochastic processes in honey bee collective foraging
- Demography of foraging
- References
- Chapter 4: Navigation: Cognition, learning, and memory
- Abstract
- What is navigation for a bee?
- A long history of research
- The navigational toolkit
- Visual guidance during a foraging trip
- How do bees encode space?
- Concluding remarks
- References
- Chapter 5: Energetics of foraging
- Abstract
- The complex equation of the energetic balance
- Foraging is energetically costly
- Behavioral tricks to maximize energy gains
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 6: Honey bee pollination ecology
- Abstract
- General introduction on honey bee foraging
- Constancy
- Pollinator attraction
- Manipulation, pollen, and nectar
- Coevolution and pollinator-mediated selection on floral traits
- Sensitivity thresholds and the ability to perceive reward quality
- Biochemistry of plant-pollinator interactions
- Predator detection
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 7: Modeling and analysis of honey bee foraging behavior
- Abstract
- Modeling concepts and terminology
- Selected models used in the study of honey bee foraging
- Models of forager orientation, navigation, and search pattern
- Conclusions and future directions
- References
- Chapter 8: Managed foraging for honey and crop pollination—Honey bees as livestock
- Abstract
- Importance of honey bees for crop pollination, food security, and economy
- Advantages of using honey bees for crop pollination
- Honey bee hive density and colony standards for crop pollination
- Challenges faced by honey bees during crop pollination
- Competition/interactions between honey bees and native bees
- Strategies to enhance bee foraging, pollination, and bee health
- The organization/structure of migratory beekeeping in the United States and impacts of migratory beekeeping
- References
- Chapter 9: Knowledge gaps and future directions for honey bee research
- Abstract
- Improvements in terminology
- Neurophysiology
- Models: The individual agent hypothesis
- Agroeconomic and ecological factors: Beekeeping, climate, and landscape
- Conclusions
- References
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 250
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 24, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323917933
- eBook ISBN: 9780323986199
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