Honeybee Nests : Composition, Structure, Function /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hepburn, H.R. (Autor), Pirk, C.W.W. (Autor), Duangphakdee, O. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • General Introduction
  • Nesting: Sites, Space and Density in Comb-building
  • Self-organization of Nest Contents
  • Intraspecific and Interspecific Comb-building
  • Communication by Vibrations and Scents in Comb
  • Wax Secretion, Comb Construction and the Queen
  • The Significance of Brood
  • The Role of Pollen in Honeybee Colonies
  • Nectar Flows and Comb-building
  • Construction of Combs
  • Energetics of Honey/Beeswax Conversion
  • Construction of Cells
  • Conversion of Wax Scales into Comb Wax
  • Material Properties of Scale and Comb Wax
  • The Wax Gland Complex
  • The Chemistry of Beeswax
  • Synthesis of Beeswax
  • Material Properties of Honeybee Silk.