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A guide to native bees of Australia /
An illustrated introduction to the estimated 2000 species of Australian bees.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Clayton South, VIC :
CSIRO Publishing,
[2018]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; PART I: OVERVIEW OF BEES AND THEIR BIOLOGY; What is a bee?; Form and function; Origin and evolution of bees; Australian bee fauna; Importance of native bees; Bee life-cycle; Sexing bees; About males and mating; Stings; Bees' glandular products; Size range; Colour patterns, mimicry and crypsis; Sociality; Nests and nesting behaviour; Cuckoo bees; Flower visitation and feeding; Seasonality and flight times; Associated organisms; Conservation of bees; Historical account; Collecting and preserving bees.
- Encouraging native bees in the gardenPART II: IDENTIFICATION OF BEES; Identifying bees; Is it a bee?; Native bee or honeybee?; Regarding names: scientific versus common; Identification of Australian bees to family; Family Colletidae; Family Stenotritidae; Family Halictidae; Family Megachilidae; Family Apidae; Bees introduced to Australia; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; O; P; S; T; V; Further reading; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z.