Ecology and Natural History of Tropical Bees
- ISBN-10
- 0521429099
- ISBN-13
- 9780521429092
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 514
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992-05-29
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- David W. Roubik, David Ward Roubik
Description
The full fascinating natural histories and the ecology of the numerous varieties of tropical bees is presented in this highly-acclaimed volume, first published in 1989.
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