For most of this century scientists have generally accepted that the genus Apis is comprised
of only four well recognized species: A. mellifera in Europe and Africa and A. florea, A …

There is about 620,000 km of coastline in the world, and over one-third of the total human
population lives within 100 km of an oceanic coast. Though it has not been possible to come …

The present paper deals with investigations of less known medicinal plant lore among the
aboriginal Nicobarese tribe of Car Nicobar island, India. Information on 73 species and their …

The Andaman and Nicobar Group of Islands, Union Territory of India,(6-l4N and 92-94 E)
are situated in the Bay of Bengal (Fig. 1). The total land area is about 8300 sq km of which …

The giant rock bee, Apis dorsata, of Asia is a migratory and ferocious wild bee, which has
not yet been tamed. It is the chief source of honey and beeswax in the Andaman region …

In this article, the author tells us about how he has used 'attraction planks' to capture
migrating Apis dorsata swarms in India. Obtaining good quality honey from A. dorsata using …

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands have seen widespread deforestation in the years since
independence, endangering the habitat, the inhabitants and the wildlife. Only a concerted …

Honey is increasingly recognized as an important food item in human evolution, but it
remains unclear whether extinct hominins could have overcome the formidable collective …

This chapter discusses the indigenous knowledge of four autochthons Andamanese tribes,
namely, Great Andaman, Jarwas, Onges, and Sentinelese. The chapter elaborates the study …

This study looks at deforestation and legal rights to forest resources on the island of Little
Andaman, in the Andaman and Nicobar Island group, an Indian territory located in the Bay of …