Browsing by Author "Pankiw, Tanya"
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Sagili, Ramesh R.; Pankiw, Tanya; Metz, Bradley N.; de Polavieja, Gonzalo (PloS One, 2011)
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Peters, Lizette Alice (2009-05-15)This thesis examines three factors that may influence the change in protein content and size of the brood food glands in honey bees. Effects on the mandibular gland, involved in the production of brood food and in royal ...
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Sagili, Ramesh Reddy (2009-05-15)This dissertation examines some important physiological and pheromonal factors regulating foraging and colony growth in honey bee colonies. The first study analyzed effects of soybean trypsin inhibitor (SBTI) on the ...
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Butler, Lara Elizabeth (2009-05-15)The European honey bee, Apis mellifera, is a primarily beneficial insect for mankind. It has been utilized by humans for thousands of years for the products and services it provides. Crop pollination and honey production ...
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Pankiw, Tanya; Metz, Bradley N.; Avelino, Norman; Lafontaine, Jean Pierre (United States. Patent and Trademark Office; Texas A&M University. Libraries, 2015-08-18)This invention relates to a 10-component stabilized synthetic honey bee brood pheromone and methods of stabilizing said pheromone by adding one or more antioxidants, thereby enabling the production and sustained use of ...
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Pinto, Maria Alice (Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)The goal of this study was to examine the impact of Africanization on the genetic structure of the Welder Wildlife Refuge feral honey bee population by scoring mtDNA and microsatellite polymorphisms. Adult honey bee workers, ...
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Metz, Bradley N. (2011-02-22)Brood pheromone of the honey bee, (Apis mellifera) has been shown to elicit a wide array of primer and releaser effects on non‐foragers and foragers leading to the regulation of nursing, pollen foraging, and behavioral ...