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Record Nr.

UNINA9910271044503321

Titolo

Insect biodiversity . Volume 1 : science and society / / edited by Dr. Robert G. Foottit, Professor Peter H. Adler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-118-94554-9

1-118-94555-7

1-118-94556-5

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (876 pages) : illustrations (some color), photographs

Disciplina

595.7

Soggetti

Insects - Variation

Insects - Evolution

Insects - Ecology

Biodiversity conservation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The importance of insects -- Insect biodiversity : regional examples -- Insect biodiversity in the nearctic region -- Amazonian rainforests and their richness and abundance of terrestrial arthropods on the edge of extinction : abiotic-biotic players in the critical zone -- Insect biodiversity in the afrotropical region -- Biodiversity of australasian insects -- Insect biodiversity in the palearctic region -- Insect biodiversity : taxon examples -- Biodiversity of aquatic insects -- Biodiversity of diptera -- Biodiversity of heteroptera -- Biodiversity of coleoptera -- Biodiversity of hymenoptera -- Diversity and significance of lepidoptera : a phylogenetic perspective -- Insect biodiversity : tools and approaches -- The science of insect taxonomy : prospects and needs -- Insect species, concepts and practice -- Molecular dimensions of insect taxonomy in the genomics era -- Dna barcodes and insect biodiversity -- Insect biodiversity informatics -- Parasitoid biodiversity and insect pest management -- Taxonomy of crop pests : the aphids -- Adventive



(non-native) insects and the consequences for science and society of species that become invasive -- Biodiversity of blood-sucking flies : implications for humanity -- Reconciling ethical and scientific issues for insect conservation -- Taxonomy and management of insect biodiversity -- Insect biodiversity, millions and millions.