Stingless bees of Mexico : the biology, management and conservation of an ancient heritage /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Quezada Euán, José Javier G. (Author)
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham, Switzerland : Springer International Publishing AG, [2018]
Subjects:	Stingless bees > Mexico. Bee culture > Mexico. Stingless bees > Yucatán Peninsula. Bee culture > Yucatán Peninsula > History. Mayas > Ethnobiology. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of 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