Special Issue "Honey Bee"
QuicklinksA special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2012
Special Issue Editor
Guest Editor
Dr. Christina M. Grozinger
Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Website: http://www.grozingerlab.com
E-Mail: cmgrozinger@psu.edu
Special Issue Information
Honey bees are of enormous value to both society and science. Their contributions to our agricultural systems are essential, and the recent global declines in honey bee populations has lead to an increased interest in their health and management. Furthermore, their intricate social behavior has fascinated us for centuries, and has led to development of many theories about the evolution of these complex systems. The study of honey bee biology is trans-disciplinary, encompassing physiology, behavioral ecology, chemical ecology, ecological interactions, and evolutionary biology. With the sequencing of the honey bee genome in 2006, genomic tools and resources can now be brought to bear on this fascinating model system. These approaches have yielded substantial insights into the molecular mechanisms regulating honey bee social behavior and health, including creating entirely new fields of study in insect biology, such as epigenetics. In this issue, we will highlight the impact of genomic and molecular techniques to the extraordinarily diverse recent advances in our understanding of honey bee biology and health.
Dr. Christina M. Grozinger
Guest Editor
Submission
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. Papers will be published continuously (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are refereed through a peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Insects is an international peer-reviewed Open Access quarterly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. For the first couple of issues the Article Processing Charge (APC) will be waived for well-prepared manuscripts. English correction and/or formatting fees of 250 CHF (Swiss Francs) will be charged in certain cases for those articles accepted for publication that require extensive additional formatting and/or English corrections.
Keywords
- Social behavior
- Chemical communication
- Sociogenomics
- Pollination
- Host-parasite interactions
- Immunity
- Health
- Genomics
- Epigenetics
Published Papers
Last update: 18 May 2012