Are we doomed to repeat history? A model of the past using tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) and conservation biology to anticipate the future

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-59

  Pearson, David L ^a   Cassola, Fabio ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cicindelidae; Conservation biology; History; Models; Tiger beetles

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; NATURE CONSERVATION; NUMERICAL MODEL;

CICINDELIDAE; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 33947246934     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-006-9018-9     Document Type: Article

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