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This book endorses much of the theme expressed by Vermeij (1996) – that in invasion biology ‘particulars of individual cases have obscured broader patterns’ – but in the intervening years since his essay the variety of examples and of contexts across which many taxa can be appraised have increased considerably. However, the four main foci suggested by Vermeij for seeking generalities (Table 10.1) remain valid, and tantalising in their complexity.

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New, T.R. (2016). Invasions and Insect Conservation. In: Alien Species and Insect Conservation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-38774-1_10

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