The Hymenoptera of Costa Rica (Oxford Science Publications) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198549059 ISBN 13: 9780198549055

Publisher: Natural History Museum, 1996

Synopsis

Members of the Hymenopteran order range from the familiar ants, bees, and wasps to a huge variety of predatory, parasitic, and plant-feeding insects. They are of immense economic significance, primarily as pollinators but also because of their increasing use as biological control agents. For many years, Costa Rica has been a prime location for research in neotropical ecology and as a result is an ideal area for extensive research on the Hymenoptera. "The Hymenoptera of Costa Rica" is the first published study of its kind. It covers the classification, biology, morphology, and economic importance of the group, with illustrated keys to families and subfamilies. Numerous photographs and an extensive bibliography of key works for the study of Central American Hymenoptera make this a good resource for researchers and biological control scientists.

About this title

About the Author:

Paul Hanson is at University of Costa Rica. Ian Gauld is at Natural History Museum, London.

Language Notes:

Text: English
Introduction: Spanish

About this edition

• Publisher: Natural History Museum
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0198549059
• ISBN 13: 9780198549055
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 920
• Editor: Hanson Paul E., Gauld Ian D.