Field guide to the common bees of California : including bees of the western United States /

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This engaging and easy-to-use natural history guidebook provides a thorough overview of native and honey bee biology and offers tools for identifying the most common bees of California and the Western United States. Full-color illustrations introduce readers to more than 30 genera of native bees, no...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: LeBuhn, Gretchen, 1961- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Pugh, Noel B. (Ilustrador)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2013]
Colección:California natural history guides ; 107.
Temas:
Bees > California > Identification.
Bees > West (U.S.) > Identification.
Abeilles > Californie > Identification.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > General.
NATURE > Plants > General.
Bees.
California.
West United States.
Guidebooks.
Field guides.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; AN INTRODUCTION TO BEES; What Are Bees?; Importance of Bees; Bee Diversity; Bee Morphology; Bee Life Cycles; Evolution of Social Behavior: Social versus Solitary Bees; Parasites and Robbers; Other Parasites and Predators; Nesting; Pollination Basics; Ecosystem Services and Bees; Conservation of Bees and Other Pollinators; Studying Bees; Identifying Bees; BEE FAMILY AND GENUS ACCOUNTS; Plasterer or Polyester Bees (Family Colletidae); Yellow-faced Bees or Masked Bees (Genus Hylaeus); Polyester Bees or Digger Bees (Genus Colletes).
  • Sweat Bees (Family Halictidae)Sweat Bees (Genus Halictus); Green Sweat Bees (Genus Agapostemon); Sweat Bees (Genus Lasioglossum); Sweat Bees (Genus Dufourea); Cuckoo Bees (Genus Sphecodes); Mining Bees (Family Andrenidae); Digger Bees or Miner Bees (Genus Andrena); Panurgine Bees (Genus Panurginus); Miner Bees (Genus Perdita); Leaf-cutter Bees or Mason Bees (Family Megachilidae); Resin Bees or Mason Bees (Genus Dianthidium); Carder Bees (Genus Anthidium); Large Leaf-cutter Bees (Genus Megachile); Small Leaf-cutter Bees or Mason Bees (Genus Osmia); Leaf-cutter Bees (Genus Ashmeadiella).
  • Mason Bees (Genus Hoplitis)Mason Bees (Genus Heriades); Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees (Family Apidae); Honey Bees (Genus Apis); Squash Bees (Genus Peponapis); Habropoda Bees (Genus Habropoda); Cuckoo Bees (Genus Nomada); Mining Bees (Genus Anthophora); Bumble Bees (Genus Bombus); Long-horned Bees or Sunflower Bees (Genus Diadasia); Long-horned Bees (Genus Melissodes); Large Carpenter Bees (Genus Xylocopa); Small Carpenter Bees (Genus Ceratina); Long-horned Bees (Genus Eucera); Long-horned Bees (Genus Tetraloniella); Cuckoo Bees (Genus Triepeolus).
  • Appendix 1: Bee Families and Genera Found in CaliforniaAppendix 2: Key to Females of Genera Included in This Book; Glossary; Resources; Index.

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