Stingless bees of Mexico : the biology, management and conservation of an ancient heritage /: the biology, management and conservation of an ancient heritage. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: José Javier G. Quezada-Euán.
• Authors: Quezada Euán, José Javier G
• Contents: Taxonomy and diversity of the stingless bee -- Nesting biology -- Anatomy and physiology -- Sex determination and caste production -- Colony function and communication -- Reproduction -- Services provided by stingless bees -- Managing and preserving stingless bees -- The past, present, and future of meliponiculture in Mexico -- Annex 1: List of abbreviations of the genera of stingless bees used in the book and recognized species for Mexico -- Annex 2: Nectar- and pollen-producing plants in the Yucatan Peninsula -- Annex 3: Record sheet template, nest dimensions, and hive sizes for stingless bees in the Yucatan Peninsula
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 595.7990954; Life sciences; Stingless bees -- Mexico; Bee culture -- Mexico; Stingless bees -- Yucatán Peninsula; Bee culture -- Yucatán Peninsula -- History; Mayas -- Ethnobiology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General; Stingless bees; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General; Nature -- Environmental Conservation & Protection; Social Science -- Anthropology -- Cultural; Animal ecology; Zoology & animal sciences; Conservation of the environment; Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography; Entomology; Animal ecology; Conservation biology; Ethnology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Entomology; Insects (entomology); Mexico; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319777856; 3319777858
• Related ISBNs: 9783319777849; 331977784X
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 9, 2018)
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