CHAPTER 1. Introduction

FrancesVE Fawcett; Robert L. Minckley; John L. Neff

Home Life Sciences CHAPTER 1. Introduction

Chapter

Licensed

Unlicensed Requires Authentication

CHAPTER 1. Introduction

FrancesVE Fawcett , Robert L. Minckley and John L. Neff

Published by

View more publications by Princeton University Press

To Publisher Page

This chapter is in the book The Solitary Bees

MLA
APA
Harvard
Chicago
Vancouver

MLA
APA
Harvard
Chicago
Vancouver

Fawcett, FrancesVE, Minckley, Robert L. and Neff, John L.. "CHAPTER 1. Introduction". The Solitary Bees: Biology, Evolution, Conservation, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2019, pp. 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691189321-002

Fawcett, F., Minckley, R. & Neff, J. (2019). CHAPTER 1. Introduction. In The Solitary Bees: Biology, Evolution, Conservation (pp. 1-5). Princeton: Princeton University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691189321-002

Fawcett, F., Minckley, R. and Neff, J. 2019. CHAPTER 1. Introduction. The Solitary Bees: Biology, Evolution, Conservation. Princeton: Princeton University Press, pp. 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691189321-002

Fawcett, FrancesVE, Minckley, Robert L. and Neff, John L.. "CHAPTER 1. Introduction" In The Solitary Bees: Biology, Evolution, Conservation, 1-5. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691189321-002

Fawcett F, Minckley R, Neff J. CHAPTER 1. Introduction. In: The Solitary Bees: Biology, Evolution, Conservation. Princeton: Princeton University Press; 2019. p.1-5. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691189321-002

Copy

Copied to clipboard

BibTeX EndNote RIS

You are currently not able to access this content.

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Acknowledgments ix
CHAPTER 1. Introduction 1
CHAPTER 2. Bee Phylogeny, Bee Diversity, and the Distinction between Solitary and Social Bees 6
CHAPTER 3. The Solitary Bee Life Cycle 37
CHAPTER 4. Alternative Male Mating Tactics: The Race to Be First and the Race to Be Last 70
CHAPTER 5. The Surprising Utility of Males 93
CHAPTER 6. Nest Architecture and Brood- Cell Construction 104
CHAPTER 7. The Tools of the Trade: Floral Rewards and How Bees Harvest Them 146
CHAPTER 8. Foraging and Provisioning Behavior 187
CHAPTER 9. The Microcosm of the Brood Cell: A Bestiary of In- Nest Mutualists 224
CHAPTER 10. Brood-Parasitic (Cuckoo) Bees 240
CHAPTER 11. Non-Bee Parasites and Predators 264
CHAPTER 12. Bees and Plants: Love Story, Arms Race, or Something in Between? 289
CHAPTER 13. Solitary Bees and Agricultural Pollination 318
CHAPTER 14. Threats to Solitary Bees and Their Biological Conservation 341
CHAPTER 15. Epilogue: The Scala Naturae 379
Literature Cited 385
Subject Index 443
Taxonomic Index 456

Search book Search the content of this book

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691189321-002

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Acknowledgments ix
CHAPTER 1. Introduction 1
CHAPTER 2. Bee Phylogeny, Bee Diversity, and the Distinction between Solitary and Social Bees 6
CHAPTER 3. The Solitary Bee Life Cycle 37
CHAPTER 4. Alternative Male Mating Tactics: The Race to Be First and the Race to Be Last 70
CHAPTER 5. The Surprising Utility of Males 93
CHAPTER 6. Nest Architecture and Brood- Cell Construction 104
CHAPTER 7. The Tools of the Trade: Floral Rewards and How Bees Harvest Them 146
CHAPTER 8. Foraging and Provisioning Behavior 187
CHAPTER 9. The Microcosm of the Brood Cell: A Bestiary of In- Nest Mutualists 224
CHAPTER 10. Brood-Parasitic (Cuckoo) Bees 240
CHAPTER 11. Non-Bee Parasites and Predators 264
CHAPTER 12. Bees and Plants: Love Story, Arms Race, or Something in Between? 289
CHAPTER 13. Solitary Bees and Agricultural Pollination 318
CHAPTER 14. Threats to Solitary Bees and Their Biological Conservation 341
CHAPTER 15. Epilogue: The Scala Naturae 379
Literature Cited 385
Subject Index 443
Taxonomic Index 456

CHAPTER 1. Introduction

Chapter PDF View

Chapters in this book

Chapters in this book

Chapters in this book