Stingless Bees of Mexico The Biology, Management and Conservation of an Ancient Heritage /

• Main Author: Quezada-Euán, José Javier G. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Entomology.; Animal ecology.; Animal systematics.; Animal taxonomy.; Conservation biology.; Ecology .; Ethnology.; Animal Ecology.; Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Cultural Anthropology.

The stingless bees are the most diverse group of highly social bees and are key species in our planet's tropical and subtropical regions, where they thrive. In Mexico, the management of stingless bees dates back centuries, and they were an essential part of the culture and cosmogony of native p...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1 Taxonomy and genetic diversity
• Chapter 2 - Nests and homeostasis
• Chapter 3 - Anatomy and physiology
• Chapter 4 - Caste determination and intra-colony relationships
• Chapter 5 - Organization of activities and communication
• Chapter 6 - Reproduction
• Chapter 7 - Meliponines and pollination
• Chapter 8 - Management and conservation
• Chapter 9 - Meliponiculture in Mexico - past, present and future.