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020 _a9781405151429 (hbk. : alk. paper)
020 _a1405151420 (hbk. : alk. paper)
040 _aEAL
050 _aQL463
_bI65 2009
245 0 0 _aInsect biodiversity:
_bscience and society/
_cedited by Robert G. Foottit and Peter H. Adler.
260 _aChichester, UK ;
_a Hoboken, NJ :
_b Wiley-Blackwell,
_c 2009.
300 _axxi, 632 p., [8] p. of plates :
_b ill. (some col.), maps ;
_c 26 cm..
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 0 _aThe importance of insects / Geoffrey G.E. Scudder -- Insect biodiversity in the Nearctic region / Hugh V. Danks and Andrew B.T. Smith -- Amazonian rainforests and their richness of Coleoptera, a dominant life form in the critical zone of the neotropics / Terry L. Erwin and Christy J. Geraci -- Insect biodiversity in the Afrotropical region / Clarke H. Scholtz and Mervyn W. Mansell -- Biodiversity of Australasian insects / Peter S. Cranston -- Insect biodiversity in the Palearctic region / Alexander S. Konstantinov, Boris A. Korotyaev, and Mark G. Volkovitsh -- Biodiversity of aquatic insects / John C. Morse -- Biodiversity of Diptera / Gregory W. Courtney ... [et al.] -- Biodiversity of Heteroptera / Thomas J. Henry -- Biodiversity of Coleoptera / Patrice Bouchard ... [et al.] -- Biodiversity of Hymenoptera / John T. Huber -- Biodiversity of Lepidoptera / Michael G. Pogue -- The science of insect taxonomy : prospects and needs / Quentin D. Wheeler -- Insect species - concepts and practice / Michael F. Claridge -- Molecular dimensions of insect taxonomy / Felix A.H. Sperling and Amanda D. Roe -- DNA barcodes and insect biodiversity / Robin M. Floyd. John J. Wilson. and Paul D.N. Hebert -- Insect biodiversity informatics / Norman F. Johnson -- Parasitoid biodiversity and insect pest management / John Heraty -- The taxonomy of crop pests : the aphids / Gary L. Miller and Robert G. Foottit -- Adventive (non-native) insects : importance to science and society / Alfred G. Wheeler Jr. and E. Richard Hoebeke -- Biodiversity of biting flies : implications for humanity / Peter H. Adler -- Reconciling ethical and scientific issues for insect conservation / Michael J. Samways -- Taxonomy and management of insect biodiversity / Ke Chung Kim -- Insect biodiversity - millions and millions / May Berenbaum.
650 0 _aInsects
_xVariation.
650 0 _aInsects
_xEvolution.
650 0 _aInsects
_xEcology.
650 0 _aBiodiversity conservation.
700 1 _aFoottit, R.
700 1 _aAdler, Peter H.
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