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Insect Conservation and Islands

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  • Original papers and reviews

  • Key themes in insect conservation and biogeography

  • Contributions by many leading authorities

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-V
  2. Butterflies of European islands: the implications of the geography and ecology of rarity and endemicity for conservation

    • Roger L. H. Dennis, Leonardo Dapporto, Tim G. Shreeve, Eddie John, John G. Coutsis, Otakar Kudrna et al.
    Pages 11-42
  3. Conservation of Southern Ocean Islands: invertebrates as exemplars

    • Steven L. Chown, Jennifer E. Lee, Justine D. Shaw
    Pages 83-97
  4. Population studies and conservation of Jamaica’s endangered swallowtail butterfly Papilio (Pterourus) homerus

    • Eric Garraway, A. J. A. Bailey, B. E. Freeman, J. R. Parnell, T. C. Emmel
    Pages 189-203

About this book

A series of original papers and reviews dealing with the peculiarities of island insects and their conservation in many parts of the world. Contributions to this special issue of Journal of Insect Conservation range from biogeographical analyses and ecological features of island insects and their evolution to the variety of concerns for their wellbeing, and practical conservation through a variety of, sometimes novel, approaches. They provide a valuable and up-to-date resource for entomologists and conservation practitioners.

Keywords

  • Entomology
  • Evolution
  • Insect Ecology
  • Insect conservation
  • Island biogeography
  • Orthoptera
  • biodiversity
  • insect

Editors and Affiliations

  • La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

    T. R. New

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Insect Conservation and Islands

  • Editors: T. R. New

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8782-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-8781-3Published: 26 June 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-7986-2Published: 19 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-8782-0Published: 19 June 2008

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 251

  • Additional Information: Reprinted from JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION, 12:3-4

  • Topics: Biodiversity, Conservation Biology, Evolutionary Biology

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Softcover Book EUR 108.99
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