Insect Species-Concepts and Practice

Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 381-395

  Claridge, Michael F ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Insect species concepts and practice; Parthenogenetic insects; Phylogenetic species concepts; Sibling species important ecological entities; Species concepts and speciation a digression; Species, host races, and biotypes; Specific mate recognition and sibling species; Specific mate recognition system (SMRS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891029065     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444308211.ch15     Document Type: Chapter

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