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Common Bees of Western North America /
"A portable, full-color photographic guide to the most commonly seen bees in the western United States and CanadaBees play a vitally important role in the pollination of native plants and agricultural crops around the globe. While these stunningly beautiful insects come in a wide range of sizes...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
[2023]
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Messinger Carril, Olivia, |d 1976- |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Common Bees of Western North America / |c Olivia Messinger Carril and Joseph S. Wilson. |
| 250 | |a First edition. | ||
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| 520 | |a "A portable, full-color photographic guide to the most commonly seen bees in the western United States and CanadaBees play a vitally important role in the pollination of native plants and agricultural crops around the globe. While these stunningly beautiful insects come in a wide range of sizes, shapes, and colors, there are more than 3,000 species in western North America, and identifying them is a challenging task even for taxonomists. Common Bees of Western North America is the first species-level photographic field guide to the most commonly seen bees in the western United States and Canada, focusing on those that are found in urban environments, specialize on unique plants, or are especially distinctive in appearance. This book walks you through the process of bee identification using breathtaking high-resolution color photos that highlight the key characteristics of each species, making identification easier. Full of essential facts about the natural history of these magnificent creatures, this is a must-have field guide for naturalists and backyard gardeners alike.Covers more than 200 speciesFeatures more than 1,100 stunning close-up color photosShows multiple images of each species, with arrows indicating key featuresIncludes a range map for every speciesProvides silhouette images depicting the actual size of each speciesDescribes key identification features, size, phenology, floral preference, nesting, and related speciesContains a taxonomic key to the bee genera of the region"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 520 | |a "Common Bees of Western North America, a companion guide to our recently published Common Bees of Eastern North America, is the first species-level photographic field guide to the most commonly seen bees in the western United States and Canada. Identifying bees by species is challenging even for taxonomists. This book walks readers through the process of bee identification using breathtaking high-resolution color photos that highlight the unique characteristics of each species, making identification easier. Each species will be presented through multiple images highlighting key identifying marks, as well as silhouette images depicting the actual size of the species. Key identification features, size, phenology, floral preference, nesting, and related species will be described with range maps for every species. The book will close with a taxonomic key to bee genera of the western United States and Canada"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 588 | |a Description based on print version record. | ||
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| 651 | 7 | |a West United States. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01243255 | |
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