Dr. Janko Bozic, PhD - Curriculum Vitae
Family name
Bozic
First name
Janko
Middle name
Sex
Male
Date of birth
December 21, 1963
Place of birth
Cretez (near Krsko), Slovenia
Nationality
Slovenian
Marital status
Married, one son and a daughter
Present position
Teaching Assistent of Ethology at the Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty at the University of Ljubljana
Field of specialisation

Bee Biology and Biological Properties of Bee Products

Education

Bachelor of Science degree in February 1988.

For a year an a half he took a position in quality control division of paper mill factory in Krsko, Slovenia.

In the October 1989 he got teaching assistant position at the University of Ljubljana and entered graduate study.

He received Master degree from the Department of Biology, University Ljubljana, in September 1992.

In January 1993 he entered the doctoral degree program in the Department of Zoology and Physiology at Louisiana State University. Dissertation was successfully defended on April 12, 1996.

Published Internet Papers
Queen mating behavior as an example of basic science observation in beekeeping technology development
Projects


Currently I'm involved in education project for beekeepers.
I’m also interested in:
regulation of foraging behavior expression with the emphasis on waggle dance communication;
significance of dance signals and dance signal transmission;
social grooming behavior:
varroa resistance mechanisms;
behavior patterns which are involved in comb building;
swarming behavior;
swarm formation;
behavior process which enable new nest location;
physiological changes during swarming;
behavior and physiology of different ecotypes of carniolan bees;
honeydew production and honeydew processing by bees;
beekeeping automation and hive technology development.

Position
Teaching Assistant of Etology at the Department of Biology, Biotechnical faculty at the University of Ljubljana.

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