Rediscovery of the 'extinct' Lord Howe Island stick-insect (Dryococelus australis (Montrouzier)) (Phasmatodea) and recommendations for its conservation

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1391-1403

  Priddel, David ^a   Carlile, Nicholas ^a   Humphrey, Margaret ^b   Fellenberg, Stephen ^c   Hiscox, Dean ^d  

^a NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c Insektus   (Australia)

^d Lord Howe Island Board   (Australia)

Author keywords

Balls Pyramid; Black Rat; Land lobster; Phasmid; Rats; Rattus rattus; Threatened invertebrate; Tree lobster

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; INVERTEBRATE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALIA;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; LOBSTER; MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; MELALEUCA HOWEANA; PHASMATODEA; RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS;

EID: 0038586416     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023625710011     Document Type: Article

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