Ph.D. University of Yunan and Frankfurt University of Germany(1998-2001).
Bachelar University of Yunnan (1979-1983).

   

Research Assistant,at Bee Research Institute of Yunnan 1984-1994
Agricultural Academy
Teaching assistant,at the Eastern Bee research Institute 1994-1995
of Yunnan Agricultural University
Lecture,at the Eastern Bee Research Institute 1996-2000
of Yunnan Agricultural University
Associate Professor, at the Eastern Bee Research 2000-2007
Institute of Yunnan Agricultural University
Professor, at the Eastern Bee Research
Institute of Yunnan Agricultural University 2007-2012

   

1. T.Ken, Fuchs S. and Ruiguang Z.2003, Morphometrical characterization of Apis cerana in Yunnan Province of China. Apidologie,34(6)553-562.
2. T.Ken, H.R. Hepburn, S.E. Radloff, 2005,Heat-balling to Vespa velutina , Naturwissenshaften,92:491-495.
3. T.Ken,2006,Gigantism:rearing Apis cerana queen in mixed colonies, Naturwissenschaften 93:315-320
4. T.Ken, Marina D. Meixner, Stefan Fuchs , 2006, Morphological and Molecular Studies of Apis cerana Fabr. (Apidae, Hymenoptera) in China. Systematics and Biodiversity 4 (4): 473–482
5. T.Ken, Natapot W,Deborah Roan S,2007, Mitochondrial DNA diversity of Chinese Apis cerana，Apidologie,36(3)238-246.
6. T.Ken,2007, Environmentally-induced developmental effects on morphometric characters of workers in Apis cerana colonies .Apidologie,36(3)289-295.
7. T.Ken,2007,Bee-hawking by the wasp, Vespa velutina, on the honeybeesApis cerana and A. Mellifera， Naturwissenschaften 94 469-472
8． T.Ken , Y. H. Guo,S. W. Nicolson, S. E. Radloff ,Q. S. Song , H. R. Hepburn Honeybee (Apis cerana) Foraging Responses to the Toxic Honey of Tripterygium hypoglaucum (Celastraceae):Changing Threshold of Nectar Acceptability, Journal of Chemical Ecology (2007) 33:2209–2217
9. T.Ken, 2008, Dancing to different tunes: heterospecific deciphering of the honeybee waggle dance Naturwissenschaften, 95：1165-1168
10. T.Ken, H.R. Hepburn,S.E. Radloff., 2008, Mutiple analysis of China Apis cerana,Apidologie, 39(3)343-353
11. T.Ken,Stefan Fuchs,Michael Engel,2008, An adventitious distal abscissa in the forewing of honey bees, Apidologie, 39(6)674-682
12. T. Ken , H.R. Hepburn, 2009, Intra-and interspecific brood Recognition in honeybee Apis cerana and Apis mellifera, Apidologie，40(2)184-191
13. T. Ken, M.X.Yang, H.R. Hepburn,S.E. Radloff.(2009) Worker reproduction in mixed-species colonies of honey bees，Behavioural Ecology，20(5):1106-1110
14. B. Dainat, T. Ken,*, H. Berthoud, P. Neumann,2009, The ectoparasitic mite Tropilaelaps mercedesae (Acari, Laelapidae) as a vector of honeybee viruses, Insect Sociaux，56 (2009) 40 – 43
15. Yang MX, Tan K*, Radloff SE, Pirk CWW, Hepburn HR,2010, Hetero-specific queen retinue behavior of worker bees in mixed-species colonies of Apis cerana and Apis mellifera. Apidologie 41:54-61
16. K. Tan, H. Li, M.X. Yang, H.R. Hepburn, S.E. Radloff,, 2010, Wasp hawking induces endothermic heat production in guard bees, Journal of Insect Science, 10(142): 1-6
17. K. Tan,Z.W.Wang, Hua Li, M.X. Yang. C. W. W. Pirk, H. Randall,Sarah E. Radloff, 2010, Responses of Queenright and Queenless Workers of Apis Cerana to 9-keto-2(E)-decenoic Acid, a Pheromonal Constituent of the Mandibular Gland, Journal of Chemical ecology,36:966-968
18. K. Tan, Z.W.Wang, M.X. Yang, H.R. Hepburn, S.E. Radloff, 2010, Nestmate Recognition Differences between Honeybee Colonies of Apis cerana and Apis mellifera, Journal of insect behavior, 2010, 23:311-388
19. K. TAN., M.X. YANG., Z.W. WANG.. H. LI.,, Z.Y. ZHANG.,, Sarah E. RADLOFF.* and Randall HEPBURN. Cooperative wasp-killing by mixed-species colonies of honeybees, Apis cerana and Apis mellifera Apidologie，43(2) 195-200
20. T. Ken, Z.W.Wang, M.X. Yang, H.R. Hepburn, S.E. Radloff, 2012, The pheromones of workers in two honeybees sister species: Apis cerana and Apis mellifera, Journal of comparative physiology, 198:319-323
21. T. Ken, Z.W.Wang, H. Li, G.Kasburg, B, Oldroyd, 2012,An “I see you” prey to predator signal between the Asian honeybee (Apis cerana) and the hornet (Vespa velutina) Journal of Animal Behaviour, 83(2012)879-882
22．T. Ken,, M.X. YANG., Z.W. WANG.. H. LI.,, Z.Y. ZHANG.,, Sarah E. RADLOFF.* and Randall HEPBURN，2012,Commence foraging temperature between Apis cerana and Apis mellifera, Apidologie，43(6) 618-623
23．T.Ken, Wang.Z.W,et.al 2012, Asian hive bees, Apis cerana, modulate dance communication in response to nectar toxicity and demand, Journal of Animal Behaviour, 83(2012) 1589-1594
24. T. Ken., Z.W. WANG.. B.Oldroyd, 2013,The ‘I see you’ prey–predator signal of Apis cerana is innate,Naturwissenschaften， (100) 245-248.
25．Ken Tan, Tanya Latty, Zongwen Hu, Zhengwei Wang, Shuang Yang, Weiweng Chen, Benjamin P. Oldroyd 2014, Preferences and tradeoffs in nectar temperature and nectar concentration in the Asian hive bee Apis cerana. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, (online), doi: 10.1007/s00265-013-1617-3. 68:13–20
26. Zhengwei Wang,Ken Tan* 2014,. Comparative Analysis of Olfactory Learning Of Apis Cerana And Apis Mellifera. Apidologie, , doi:10.1007/s13592-013-0228-3. 45:45–52
27. Ken Tan, Zongwen Hu, Weiwen Chen, Zhengwei Wang, Yuchong Wang, James C. Nieh (2013). Fearful Foragers: Honey Bees Tune Colony and Individual Foraging to Multi-Predator Presence and Food Quality. PLoS ONE, 8(9): e75841. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0075841.
28. Ken Tan, Shuang Yang, Zhengwei Wang, Menzel R (2013).Effect of Flumethrin on Survival and Olfactory Learning in Honeybees. PLoS ONE 8(6): e66295. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066295.
29. Z.W. Wang, G. Chen, K. Tan*(2013). Both olfactory and visual cues promote the hornet Vespa velutina locate its honeybee prey Apis cerana Insectes Sociaux, , doi: 10.1007/s00040-013-0326-2.

Coauthor
1. Ting ZHOU, Denis L ANDERSON, Zachary Y HUANG , Ken TAN, 2004, Identification of Varroa mites infesting Apis cerana and Apis mellifera in China.Apidologie,34(6)553-562,
2. S.E. RADLOFF, H.R. HEPBURN, Ken TAN ,2004,. Multivariate morphometric analysis of of southern mainland Asia Apidologie,35(1)475-492
3. H.R. Hepburn, S.E. Radloff, G.W. Otis, S. Fuchs, Ken Tan,2005, Multivariate morphometrica nalysis of Apis florea,Apidologie, 36(3)359-376
4. S.E. RADLOFF, H.R. HEPBURN, S. FUCHS, Ken Tan,2005,. Multivariate morphometric analysis of Apis cerana populations of oceanic Asia.. Apidologie, 36(3)127-140
5. Jianjun Li, Ken Tan,and Shaoyu He,2008, Hornet predation risk: apperception and response by honey bees,Journal of apicultural research, 47(1): 174–175
6．M.X. Yang, S.E. Radloff, K. Tan, H.R. Hepburn 2010, Anti-predator Fan-blowing in Guard Bees, Apis mellifera capensis Esch,,Journal of insect behaviour, 23:12–18
7. M.X.Yang, Z.W. Wang, H Li, Zu-Yun Zhang, Ken Tan 2010, Thermoregulation in mixed species colonies of honeybees (Apis cerana and Apis mellifera) ,Journal of insect physiology, 56, 706–709
8. M.X.Yang ,K. Tan, S. E. Radloff , M. Phiancharoen, H. R. Hepburn,2010, Comb construction in mixed species colonies of honeybees Apis cerana and Apis mellifera,Journal of experimental of biology, 213, 1659-1664
9. S. E. Radloff, C. Hepburn, H. R. Hepburn, S. Fuchs, S. Hadisoesilo, Ken Tan, M.S. Engel, V. Kuznetsov,2010, Population structure and classification of Apis cerana, Apidologie, 41：589-601
10. J. Holmes, Ken Tan, Zhengwei Wang, Benjamin P. Oldroyd, Madeleine,2013,Honeybee (Apis cerana) guards do not discriminate between robbers and reproductive parasites. Insectes Sociaux, doi:10.1007/s00040-013-0292-8.
11. Wenzheng Zhao, K. Tan, Danyin Zhou,Miao Wang. 2014,Phylogeographic analysis of Apis cerana populations on Hainan Island and southern mainland China, based on mitochondrial DNA sequences, Apidologie, , DOI: 10.1007/s13592-013-0223-83

   

We are interested in chemical ecology and behavioural ecology of social insects,especially the honeybee.