Visions for insect conservation and diversity: Spanning the gap between practice and theory

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-4

  Basset, Yves ^a   Hawkins, Bradforda A ^b   Leather, Simonr R ^c  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 70349608538     PISSN: 1752458X     EISSN: 17524598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4598.2008.00042.x     Document Type: Review

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