Author: RozenPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Systematics of the South American bee genus Orphana
Author: RozenSystematics of the South American Bee Genus Orphana (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)
Author: Jerome George RozenPublisher:
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Category : Bees
Languages : en
Pages : 15
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Systematics of the South American Bee Genus Orphana (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). American Museum Novitates
Author: Systematics of the Bee Family Andrenidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)
Author: John S. AscherThe Bees of the World
Author: Charles Duncan MichenerPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801861338
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 972
Book Description
"It is a masterpiece, an instant classic of entomology." -- Edward O. Wilson "This definitive reference by an acclaimed expert accounts for 1200 genera/subgenera and 16,000 species of bees in the world... Useful guide for entomologists, biologists, botanists, ecologists, and students." -- Southeastern Naturalist
Evolution and Phylogeny of Bees
Author: John D. PlantPublisher:
ISBN: 9783510550487
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Volume 161 of Zoologica reviews and analyses the evolution and phylogeny of bees. It is subdivided into two parts Part One: A Preamble to the Evolution and Phylogeny of Bees provides a complete and critical review of all previous attempts to reconstruct the phylogenetic tree of bees (Anthophila / Apiformes) based on morphological, bionomic and molecular approaches and pre- sented in chronological sequence up to and including recent publications. At the same time, the introductory part examines trends in the classification of bees and compares available hypotheses of bee evolution. Part One closes with a family-wise delineation of the fossil history of bees. Part Two: A Phylogenetic Study of Bees in Light of Morphological Evidence adds an experimental study to complement the bibliographical analysis provided in Part One. The phylogenetic relationships of the larger taxonomic units of bees are tested anew using an extensive dataset of selected morphological features. The study uses all common and current computer-aided techniques of cladistic analysis (parsimony, successive/implied weight, Bayesian and neighbor-joining), which are applied to representatives of all seven families, 22 subfamilies and 48 of 58 tribes of bees. The conclusions drawn from this are evaluated for the major groups (i.e., short-tongued and long-tongued bees), and separately for the families, subfamilies and tribes in each case. In a world currently dominated by molecular genetic approaches to phylogeny, this study clearly demonstrates that it is not anachronistic to engage in morphological efforts, because progress can be significantly advanced and the pool of available scientific arguments enriched. The diversity of the object of investigation justifies a variety of methods. This monograph is a much needed reference work of high practical value for all students of bee evolution, phylogeny and morphology. Further, it is ideally suited as good introductory reading material for university level students.
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