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UNINA9910816370703321 |
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Titolo |
Insect biodiversity . Volume 1 : science and society / / edited by Dr. Robert G. Foottit, Professor Peter H. Adler |
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Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2017 |
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©2017 |
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ISBN |
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1-118-94554-9 |
1-118-94555-7 |
1-118-94556-5 |
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Edizione |
[Second edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (876 pages) : illustrations (some color), photographs |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Insects - Variation |
Insects - Evolution |
Insects - Ecology |
Biodiversity conservation |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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