xxi, 632 p., ]8[ p. of plates ill. )some col.(, maps 26 cm
NOTES PERTAINING TO TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
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science and society
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
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Insects
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Insects
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Insects
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Biodiversity conservation
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Insects
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Biodiversity
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
QL
Book number
463
Classification Record Number
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I65
2009
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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The 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.