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q-bio.PE2020
How to model honeybee population dynamics: stage structure and seasonality
Jun Chen, Komi Messan, Marisabel Rodriguez Messan +3
Western honeybees (Apis Mellifera) serve extremely important roles in our ecosystem and economics as they are responsible for pollinating $ 215 billion dollars annually over the wo…
q-bio.PE2020
Population dynamics of Varroa mite and honeybee: Effects of parasitism with age structure and seasonality
Komi Messan, Marisabel Rodriguez Messan, Jun Chen +2
Honeybees play an important role in the production of many agricultural crops and in sustaining plant diversity in undisturbed ecosystems. The rapid decline of honeybee populations…
q-bio.PE2019
Dynamics of Social Interactions and Agent Spreading in Social Insects Colonies: Effects of Environmental Events and Spatial Heterogeneity
Xisohui Guo, Jun Chen, Asma Azizi +2
The relationship between division of labor and individuals' spatial behavior in social insect colonies provides a useful context to study how social interactions influence the spre…