Common Bees of Eastern North America (eBook)

Olivia Messinger Carril, Joseph S. Wilson (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2021
288 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-22280-6 (ISBN)

Infos

The only portable full-color photographic guide to the most commonly seen bees east of the Mississippi RiverBees play a vitally important role in the pollination of native plants and agricultural crops around the globe. Common Bees of Eastern North America is the first species-level photographic field guide to the most commonly seen bees in the eastern United States and Canada. Identifying bees to species is challenging even for taxonomists. This book walks you through the process of bee identification using breathtaking high-resolution color photos that highlight the unique characteristics of each species, making identification easier. Full of essential facts about the natural history of these magnificent creatures, this is the must-have field guide for naturalists and backyard gardeners alike.Covers 125 of the most commonly seen species in the eastern United States and CanadaFeatures 500 stunning close-up photos in full colorShows multiple images for each species, with arrows highlighting key identifying marksProvides silhouette images depicting the actual size of each speciesDescribes key identification features, size, phenology, floral preference, nesting, and related speciesIncludes a range map for every speciesContains a taxonomic key to the bee genera of the eastern United States and Canada

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.9.2021
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Field Guides
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Field Guides
• Zusatzinfo: 125 color maps. 500 color photographs. 125 b/w silhouettes
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
• Schlagworte: Abdomen • Africanized bee • Agapostemon • Alkali bee • A. metallica • Andrena • Andrenidae • Andreninae • Anthidium • Anthidium maculifrons • Anthidium manicatum • Anthidium oblongatum • Anthophora • Anthophorini • Apiaceae • Apidae • Apinae • Asteraceae • Auburn hair • Augochlora pura • backyard bees • BEE • bee identification • beekeepers • Beekeeping • beekeeping for beginners • beekeeping for dummies • bee’s sting • beesting • best gardening books • Bird nest • Bombini • Bombus affinis • Brown hair • bugguide • Bumblebee • bumble bees • Bumblebees • Carpenter bee • carpenter bees • Central Asia • Centris • Ceratina • Coelioxys • Colletes • Colletes compactus • Colletes inaequalis • Colletidae • Corbicula • Cultivar • discoverlife • Dufour's gland • Eastern bees • Eastern Montana • entomologists • Entomology • Eucera • Eucerini • Euglossa dilemma • Euphorbiaceae • Exomalopsis • female • flying insects • fungus • gardening books • garden insects • Generalist and specialist species • great sunflower project • Gyne • Habropoda laboriosa • Halictidae • Halictinae • Halictus • Halictus ligatus • Halictus rubicundus • Heteropoda • honey bee • honeybees • Honey Bees • how to keep bees • Hylaeus (bee) • identifying bees • insect • insect identification • Insects • Insect wing • Ipomoea • larva • Lasioglossum • Mason Bee • Megachile • Megachile pluto • Megachile rotundata • Megachilidae • Melittidae • Metasoma • Monarda fistulosa • native bees • Nest • Nomada • Nomadinae • Onagraceae • Opuntia • Osmia lignaria • Ovipositor • Paper wasp • Pedipalp • phenology • Pollen • pollinators • privet • Propodeum • Prunus • Psithyrus • Pygidium • red hair • Scopa (biology) • Scutellum (insect anatomy) • solitary bees • species complex • Squash bee • Termite • trichome • Vaccinium • Vernonia • western honey bee • worker bee • Xylocopa micans • Xylocopinae • yellow jacket
• ISBN-10: 0-691-22280-0 / 0691222800
• ISBN-13: 978-0-691-22280-6 / 9780691222806