The vital role of bees in human ecology is underlined by the estimate that every third mouthful of human food is dependent on the pollinating services of bees.
Only recently have biologists discovered that human survival is inextricably linked to the survival of insects, specifically, bees. Today the 16-20,000 species of bee continue to play vital roles in human ecology. We survive only by grace of the life-sustaining network of bee-plant relationships.
Bees immerses readers in the world of a group of insects whose diversity of form and behavior is eloquent testimony to the fine-tuning of natural selection. Written by a world-leading entomologist and specialist in bees, the book's topics include:
Bees can be found throughout history in roles poetic and military, in medicine and agriculture, in the kitchen and in the kit of a traditional healer. They have played a bigger role in human existence than is often recognized. This beautifully illustrated, appreciative tribute will be welcomed by entomologists, students and all naturalist readers.
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Christopher O'Toole is an entomologist, author and speaker. He has been scientific consultant to many television projects, including The Birth of the Bees for the BBC and on the David Attenborough series Life on Earth and was scientific consultant on the feature film Angels and Insects. His books include Bees of the World and for children, Discovering Bees and Wasps.
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Descrizione libro Condizione: New. 240, 125 col photos. 279x216mm. HB. NEW. . This book immerses readers in the world of a group of insects whose diversity of form and behaviour is eloquent testimony to the fine-tuning of natural selection. An introduction to bees and their impressive diversity of size, form and behaviour. Sophisticated computing skills, fail-safe sun-compass orientation, a true sense of time and enviable fuel efficiency are just some of bees' remarkable characteristics. They can be found in high, alpine and sub-arctic regions, rainforest, savannahs, steppes and deserts. The greatest diversity of species occurs in shrub communities in regions with a Mediterranean-type climate: short mild winters, warm springs and hot dry summers.Written by an internationally recognized entomologist and specialist in bees, the book s topics include:What are bees? -- bees as foragers, their nesting instinct, on-board computing facility, sun-compass orientation and sense of time. The many groups of bees -- solitary versus social, miners and masons, leafcutters and carpenters. Bees and flowering plants. The male of the species -- mating strategies, patrols, competition, territoriality, the role of scent. The enemies of bees -- cleptoparasites, cuckoo bees. Bees and People -- historic and contemporary. Bees in Folk and Modern Medicine. The Conservation of Bees -- the decline of honeybees, bees in human ecology, bee conservation, urban bees. Bee projects -- the backyard bee scientist. Appendix 1 -- Bee Families. [9781770852082]. Codice articolo N25757
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