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‘In Considerable Variety’: Introducing the Diversity of Australia’s Insects

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Authors:
  1. Tim R. New

    1. Dept. Zoology, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

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  • Introduces foundation of insect evolution, biology and diversity to conservation managers lacking appreciation of these major components of biodiversity, and facilitates inclusion of insects in conservation considerations
  • Uses Australian examples to discuss taxonomic and ecological diversity
  • Simple, non-technical presentation, designed for non-specialists

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. The Basic Insect Pattern: Theme and Variations

    • Tim R. New
    Pages 1-12

  3. Fossils and Major Insect Adaptations

    • Tim R. New
    Pages 13-22

  4. Insect Life Histories

    • Tim R. New
    Pages 23-36

  5. Origins, Distributions and Diversity

    • Tim R. New
    Pages 37-54

  6. Environments and Habitat for Insects in Australia

    • Tim R. New
    Pages 55-67

  7. Foods and Feeding Biology

    • Tim R. New
    Pages 69-92

  8. Insect Behaviour and Lifestyles

    • Tim R. New
    Pages 93-111

  9. Insect Communities

    • Tim R. New
    Pages 113-127

  10. Insect Populations

    • Tim R. New
    Pages 129-137

  11. Insects in Inland Water Environments

    • Tim R. New
    Pages 139-147

  12. Australia’s Alpine Insects

    • Tim R. New
    Pages 149-155

  13. Lowland Insects and Their Environments: Non-forest Habitats

    • Tim R. New
    Pages 157-165

  14. Forest Insects

    • Tim R. New
    Pages 167-175

  15. Insects and People in Australia

    • Tim R. New
    Pages 177-185

  16. Australia’s Alien Insects

    • Tim R. New
    Pages 187-197

  17. Conservation

    • Tim R. New
    Pages 199-210

  18. Diversity and Its Implications for Understanding Australia’s Insects

    • Tim R. New
    Pages 211-222

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 223-254
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About this book

The book introduces basic entomology, emphasising perspectives on insect diversity important in conservation assessment and setting priorities for management, as a foundation for managers and others without entomological training or background. It bridges the gap between photographic essays on insect identification and more technical texts, to illustrate and discuss many aspects of taxonomic, ecological and evolutionary diversity in the Australian insect fauna, and its impacts in human life, through outlines of many aspects of insect natural history.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Zoology, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

    Tim R. New

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: ‘In Considerable Variety’: Introducing the Diversity of Australia’s Insects

  • Authors: Tim R. New

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1780-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

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

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-1779-4Published: 30 August 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8113-8Published: 16 October 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-1780-0Published: 29 August 2011

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 254

  • Topics: Entomology, Conservation Biology/Ecology, Invertebrates, Applied Ecology

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