▪ Abstract Honey bee foragers dance to communicate the spatial location of food and other
resources to their nestmates. This remarkable communication system has long served as an …

Seasonal patterns in climatic conditions affect the life cycles and temporal patterns in the
abundance of most temperate insect species. In tropical regions where there is no winter …

Asian tropical forests are amongst the most diverse on the planet, a richness that belies the
fact that they are dominated by a single family of trees, the Dipterocarpaceae. Many other …

Current knowledge of flower visitors and pollination in the Oriental Region is summarised.
Much less is known about pollination than seed dispersal and the coverage of habitats and …

East Asia is home to at least 9 indigenous species of honey bee. These bees are extremely
valuable because they are key pollinators of about 1/3 of crop species, provide significant …

Social insect colonies are typically mobile entities, moving nests from one location to
another throughout the life of a colony. The majority of social insect species—ants, bees …

Highly eusocial bees in Indonesia are diverse and encompass three groups: ie, honey bees
(Apini), stingless bees (Meliponini), and bumble bees (Bombini); each of which stores …

Honey bee dance has been intensively studied as a communication system, and yet we still
know very little about the neurobiological mechanisms supporting how dances are produced …

Honey bees (genus Apis) are important pollinators in Asian tropical agricultural and natural
ecosystems, yet the Asian species remain vastly understudied compared to the European …

Reproduction by colony fission, or swarming, is a spectacular example of a behavior that
requires the simultaneous coordination of the activities of thousands of honey bee workers …