Honeybee Nests : Composition, Structure, Function /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2014.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2014. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.