Bumble Bees of North America : : An Identification Guide / / Paul H. Williams, Sheila R. Colla, Leif L. Richardson, Robbin W. Thorp.
More than ever before, there is widespread interest in studying bumble bees and the critical role they play in our ecosystems. Bumble Bees of North America is the first comprehensive guide to North American bumble bees to be published in more than a century. Richly illustrated with color photographs...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014] ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Princeton Field Guides ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (208 p.) :; 150 color illus. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Observing Bumble Bees
- Attracting Bumble Bees
- Bumble Bee Forage Guide by Ecoregion
- Maps and Seasonal Activity
- Bumble Bee Decline and Conservation
- Threats to Bumble Bees
- Natural Enemies
- Mimicry
- Distinguishing Bumble Bees from Other Insects
- Bumble Bee Names and Classification
- How to Use This Book to Identify Bumble Bee Species
- Species Accounts
- Square- or long-cheeked bees with a rounded angle on the midleg
- Short-cheeked bees with a rounded angle on the midleg
- Medium- or long-cheeked bees with a sharp angle on the midleg
- Hindleg (tibia) with the outer surface uniformly convex and densely hairy (cuckoo bumble bees, no workers)
- Identification Keys to Female and Male Bumble Bees, with Photos
- Glossary
- Additional Resources
- Acknowledgments
- Photo Credits
- Index