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A faunal review of Aleocharine beetles in the rapidly changing Arctic and Subarctic regions of North America (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)
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ISBN: 3030681912 3030681904 Year: 2021 Publisher: Cham, Switzerland : Springer,

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An affair with Africa : expeditions and adventures across a continent
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ISBN: 1597268321 1417594217 9781417594214 1559635312 9781559635318 Year: 1998 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Island Press,

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Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera : Volume 3. Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Revised and Updated Edition.
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ISBN: 9004330291 9789004330290 9789004330283 9004330283 9789004289925 9004289925 9789004302761 900430276X 9789004302778 9004302778 9789004309135 9004309136 9789004434981 9004434984 9004296859 9004309144 9004434992 9789004434998 9789004296855 9789004309142 Year: 2016 Publisher: Leiden : BRILL,

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Taxonomy provides the basic building blocks of our understanding of the diversity of life on this planet. It stems from innate human curiosity; confronted with an unknown species or object we ask 'what is it?' Taxonomists recognize species and other systematic unities (the taxa), define them and place them within the framework of known organisms, providing the means for their subsequent identification. The Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera (edited by I. andamp; D. Löbl) gives a taxonomic overview of the most diverse group of all living things in the world-largest biogeographical area. It fixes nomenclature needed for unambiguous transfer of information, gives information about the occurrence of species and subspecies, and contains references that provide key information of over 22,500 systematic units, including many important pests species. The work is a scaffold for biotic surveys, ecological studies, and nature conservation. It responds also to the urgent need of assessment of the still left forms of life, actually threatened by the on-going destruction of habitats. Contributors are: Dirk Ahrens, Alberto Ballerio, Luca Bartolozzi, Aleš Bezděk, Tristao Valente Branco, Giovanni Dellacasa, Marco Dellacasa, Jiří Hájek, Charles Hernando, Manfred Jäch, Olaf Jaeger, Eduard Jendek, Mark Jurievitsh Kalashian, Bernhard Klausnitzer, Jan Kodada, Masahiro Kon, David Král, Frank-Thorsten Krell, Vítĕzslav Kubáň, Chi-Feng Lee, Ivan Löbl, Alessandro Mascagni, Milan Nikodým, Georgej V. Nikolajev, Riccardo Pittino, Andreas Pütz, Miloslav Rakovič, Ignacio Ribera, Eva Sprecher-Uebersax, Mark Gabrielovitsh Volkovitsh, Stefano Ziani and Carsten Zorn. The index to the species list is provided separately here .


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Biology of Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) : Life History, Evolution, Ecology and Distribution
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ISBN: 3319702572 3319702556 Year: 2018 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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Rove beetles (Staphylinidae) are common elements of the soil biota, living in the litter and deeper soil layers. Although they are one of the most diverse and speciose groups of insects, no comprehensive books on their general evolution and ecology are as yet available. This book fills that gap, discussing significant aspects and active research examples in the fields of phylogeny and systematics, ecology and conservation, and reproduction and development. The combination of review chapters and case studies provides an excellent introduction to the biology of rove beetles and enables readers to become familiar with active research fields in this megadiverse group of beetles. Offering easy access to these fields, it also demonstrates how staphylinids are used as bioindicators in applied ecosystem research, including that concerning conservation issues. Experienced scientists and beginners alike find the diversity of subjects covered intriguing and inspiring for continuing and starting their own research. The book is intended for students and researchers in biology and zoology (entomology), including morphologists, ecologists, soil scientists, evolutionary biologists, paleontologists, biogeographers, taxonomists and systematists.


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Aleocharine Rove Beetles of British Columbia: A Hotspot of Canadian Biodiversity (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)
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ISBN: 3030361748 303036173X Year: 2020 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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Aleocharine beetles are among the most poorly known and difficult-to-identify groups of Coleoptera worldwide. This book presents the first comprehensive synopsis of aleocharine rove beetle species (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from British Columbia, Canada. It is important to generate a structured inventory of species in hotspots of biodiversity like British Columbia, to provide baseline biodiversity data for monitoring species responses related to climate change. It is the first book to treat and illustrate every recorded and new species. For every species, color illustrations are provided, including color habitus and genital diagnostic structures of both sexes. Two hundred and twenty-seven valid species, including 14 new species, 16 new generic records, and 36 (excluding new species) new provincial and 6 state records, in 79 genera and 14 tribes.Tribes and subtribes are arranged in phylogenetic order as it is currently recognized, and genera and subgenera are listed alphabetically within each tribe or subtribe. Species are listed alphabetically or in species groups to better reflect their relationships. Species distribution is listed by provinces and territories in Canada and states in the United States, and the geographic origin of each species is categorized as native, Holarctic, adventive or undetermined (either adventive or Holarctic). Every species is presented with a morphological diagnosis including external and genital characters of both sexes. Collection and habitat data are presented for each species, including collecting period, and collecting methods. A list of all eastern Canadian species with their currently known distribution in North America is presented at the end of the book.

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Staphylinidae. --- Aleocharidae --- Brathinidae --- Micropeplidae --- Omalidae --- Oxytelidae --- Rove beetles --- Stenidae (Insects) --- Tachyporidae --- Beetles --- Entomology. --- Animal systematics. --- Animal taxonomy. --- Animal anatomy. --- Invertebrates. --- Biodiversity. --- Conservation biology. --- Ecology . --- Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. --- Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology. --- Conservation Biology/Ecology. --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Ecology --- Nature conservation --- Biological diversification --- Biological diversity --- Biotic diversity --- Diversification, Biological --- Diversity, Biological --- Biocomplexity --- Ecological heterogeneity --- Numbers of species --- Invertebrata --- Animals --- Animal anatomy --- Physiology --- Animal classification --- Animal systematics --- Animal taxonomy --- Classification --- Systematic zoology --- Systematics (Zoology) --- Taxonomy, Animal --- Zoological classification --- Zoological systematics --- Zoological taxonomy --- Zoology --- Insects --- Anatomy --- Coleòpters. --- Protecció de la fauna --- Taxonomia (Biologia) --- Colúmbia Britànica --- Conservació d'animals --- Conservació de la fauna --- Conservació dels animals --- Preservació de la fauna --- Protecció dels animals --- Protecció dels animals salvatges --- Conservació dels recursos naturals --- Conservació de la natura --- Zoologia econòmica --- Reintroducció d'animals --- Animals en perill d'extinció --- Drets dels animals --- Gestió de la fauna --- Tràfic il·legal d'animals --- Coleoptera --- Elateroïdeus --- Escarabats --- Escarabeoïdeus --- Polífags (Coleòpters) --- Polyphaga --- Scarabaeoidea --- Tenebrionoïdeus --- Insectes --- Antícids --- Buprèstids --- Cantàrids --- Caràbids --- Cerambícids --- Clèrids --- Criptofàgids --- Curculiònids --- Dermèstids --- Edemèrids --- Elatèrids --- Erotílids --- Escarabeids --- Escolítids --- Escràptids --- Estafilínids --- Hidrofílids --- Histèrids --- Lampírids --- Liòdids --- Marietes --- Melírids --- Meloids --- Mordèl·lids --- Nitidúlids --- Ptilodactylidae --- Ptínids --- Silvanidae --- Tenebriònids --- Biologia sistemàtica --- Biosistemàtica --- Biotaxonomia --- Classificació (Biologia) --- Classificació dels organismes vius --- Sistemàtica (Biologia) --- Taxonomia --- Classificació --- Cladística --- Espècies (Biologia) --- Homologia (Biologia) --- Quimiotaxonomia --- Taxonomia botànica --- Taxonomia numèrica --- Taxonomia zoològica --- British Columbia --- British Columbia (Canadà) --- Colombie-Britannique --- Colúmbia Britànica (Canadà) --- Colúmbia Britànica (Canadà : Província) --- Canadà --- Estats del Nord-oest del Pacífic (Amèrica del Nord : Regió) --- Vancouver (Canadà) --- Crisomèlids --- Vancouver (Canadà : Illa)

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