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OverviewBumblebees are familiar and charismatic insects, occurring throughout much of the world. They are increasingly being used as a model organism for studying a wide range of ecological and behavioural concepts, such as social organization, optimal foraging theories, host-parasite interactions, and pollination. Recently they have become a focus for conservationists due to mounting evidence of range coBIOL15ANIB and catastrophic extinctions with some species disappearing from entire continents (e.g. in North America). Only by improving our understanding of their ecology can we devise sensible plans to conserve them. The role of bumblebees as invasive species (e.g. Bombus terrestris in Japan) has also become topical with the growing trade in commercial bumblebee nests for tomato pollination leading to establishment of non-native bumblebees in a number of countries. Since the publication of the first edition of the book, there have been hundreds of research papers published on bumblebees. There is clearly a continuing need for an affordable, well-illustrated, and appealing text that makes accessible all of the major advances in understanding of the behaviour and ecology of bumblebees that have been made in the last 30 years. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dave Goulson (, University of Stirling, UK)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 17.40cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 24.70cm Weight: 0.787kg ISBN: 9780199553068ISBN 10: 0199553068 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 17 September 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPreface 1: Introduction 2: Thermoregulation 3: Social Organisation and Conflict 4: Finding a Mate 5: Natural Enemies 6: Foraging Economics 7: Exploitation of Patchy Resources 8: Choice of Flower Species 9: Intraspecific Floral Choices 10: Foraging Cues Gained from Other Bees 11: Competition and Niche Differentiation in Bumblebee Communities 12: Bumblebees as Pollinators 13: Conservation 14: Bumblebees Abroad; Effects of Introduced Bees References IndexReviewsThis text provides an excellent review of bumble bee biology and behaviour. Bees for Development `Review from previous edition I warmly recommend Bumblebees: Their Behaviour and Ecology to anyone who wants to know more about, to use Goulson's words, 'these fascinating and charismatic organisms'...a perfect reference work for anyone interested in bumblebee behaviour and ecology.' TRENDS in Ecology and Evolution (2004) `This book showcases the burgeoning research effort in these bees.' Science (2003) Author InformationProf Dave Goulson has had a lifelong interest in insects, having started collecting butterflies as a small boy. After a degree in Biology at Oxford University and a PhD at Oxford Brookes University, he obtained a lectureship at the University of Southampton in 1995, where he stayed for 11 years. He is now Professor of Biological Sciences and Head of the School of Biological & Environmental Sciences at the University of Stirling. In 2006 he founded the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, a membership-based charity devoted to the active promotion of bee conservation in the UK; the trust now has 3,000 members. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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