Biodiversity II : understanding and protecting our biological resources /

Other Authors: Wilson, Don E.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Biodiversity two Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, 1997.
Subjects:
Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=937
Table of Contents:
  • Systematics : a keystone to understanding biodiversity / Ruth Patrick
  • Biodiversity and systematics : their application to agriculture / Douglass R. Miller and Amy Y. Rossman
  • Snout moths : unraveling the taxonomic diversity of a speciose group in the neotropics / M. Alma Solis
  • Phylogeny and historical reconstruction : host-parasite systems as keystones in biogeography and ecology / Eric P. Hoberg
  • Comparative behavioral and biochemical studies of bowerbirds and the evolution of bower-building / Gerald Borgia
  • Microbial biodiversity and biotechnology / Rita R. Colwell
  • The impact of rapid gene discovery technology on studies of evolution and biodiversity / Carol J. Bult [and others]
  • Initial assessment of character sets from five nuclear gene sequences in animals / Timothy P. Friedlander, Jerome C. Regier, and Charles Mitter
  • Gap analysis for biodiversity survey and maintenance / J. Michael Scott and Blair Csuti.
  • Conservation of biodiversity in neotropical primates / James M. Dietz
  • Using marine invertebrates to establish research and conservation priorities / James D. Thomas
  • Ecological restoration and the conservation of biodiversity / William R. Jordan, III
  • Tropical sustainable development and biodiversity / Patrick Kangas
  • Wildland biodiversity management in the tropics / Daniel H. Janzen
  • Taxonomic preparedness : are we ready to meet the biodiversity challenge? / Quentin D. Wheeler and Joel Cracraft
  • Museums, research collections, and the biodiversity challenge / Leslie J. Mehrhoff
  • Resources for biodiversity in living collections and the challenges of assessing microbial biodiversity / Richard O. Roblin
  • Integration of data for biodiversity initiatives / David F. Farr and Amy Y. Rossman
  • Information management for biodiversity : a proposed U.S. national biodiversity information center / Bruce L. Umminger and Steve Young
  • Santa Rosalia, the turning of the century, and a new age of exploration / Marjorie L. Reaka-Kudla, Don E. Wilson, and Edward O. Wilson.