Ecology and Natural History of Tropical Bees

The full fascinating natural histories and the ecology of the numerous varieties of tropical bees is presented in this highly-acclaimed volume.

Sommario

Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I. Introduction: 1. Approaches to tropical bee biology; 2. Diversity of tropical bees; Part II. Foraging and Pollination: 3. Resources gathered by bees; 4. Mechanisms of resource collection; 5. Foraging and flight activity; 6. Pollination ecology; Part III. Nesting and Reproduction Biology: 7. Bee nests; 8. Nest predators, associates and defense; 9. Mating and brood production; Part IV. Community Ecology: 10. Seasonality, abundance and flower preference; 11. Composition of bee assemblages; 12. Roles of bees in communities; References; Index; Appendices.

Riassunto

Humans have been fascinated by bees for centuries. Bees display a wide spectrum of behaviours and ecological roles that have provided biologists with a vast amount of material for study. This book, first published in 1989, presents fascinating natural histories and the ecology of the numerous varieties of tropical bees.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David W. Roubik
• Con la collaborazione di: Peter S. Ashton (Editore), David W. Roubik (Editore), David Ward Roubik (Editore), Roubik David W. (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 29.05.1992
• EAN: 9780521429092
• ISBN: 978-0-521-42909-2
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 228 mm x 26 mm
• Peso: 700 g
• Illustrazioni: 67 b/w illus., Zeichnungen, nicht spezifiziert, Raster, nicht spezifiziert
• Serie: Tropical Biology; Cambridge Tropical Biology Series
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Zoologia; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology, Insects (entomology), Tropics