Diptera diversity : status, challenges and tools / edited by Thomas Pape, Daniel Bickel, Rudolf Meier.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bickel, Daniel J.

Meier, Rudolf, 1963-

Pape, Thomas, 1960-

Series:

Brill eBook titles

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diptera--Classification.

Diptera.

Diptera--Geographical distribution.

Diptera--Variation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (479 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the first comprehensive synopsis of the biodiversity of Diptera, which with more than 150.000 described species contain more than one tenth of all described animal species. The first part is a review of what is already known, with treatments of all the major biogeographical regions and important archipelagoes; the second part contains case studies on open-ended taxa, Diptera as ecological indicators, and how to estimate the still unknown proportion of our fauna; and the third part discusses the digital and molecular tools needed to document the fauna. The book has an emphasis on principles and analytical approaches as well as on practical ‘how-to’ information and is intended for academicians and other professionals but with a significant outreach to students.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / D. Bickel , T. Pape and R. Meier

Chapter One. Nearctic Diptera: Twenty Years Later / F. Christian Thompson

Chapter Two. Hawaii’s Diptera Biodiversity / Neal L. Evenhuis

Chapter Three. Neotropical Diptera Diversity: Richness, Patterns, And Perspectives / Dalton de Souza Amorim

Chapter Four. Dipteran Biodiversity Of The Galápagos / Bradley J. Sinclair

Chapter Five. Palaearctic Diptera — From Tundra To Desert / Thomas Pape

Chapter Six. Afrotropical Diptera — Rich Savannas, Poor Rainforests / Ashley H. Kirk-Spriggs and Brian R. Stuckenberg

Chapter Seven. Oriental Diptera, A Challenge In Diversity And Taxonomy / Patrick Grootaert

Chapter Eight. Diversity, Relationships And Biogeography Of Australian Flies / David K. Yeates , Daniel Bickel , David K. McAlpine and Don H. Colless

Chapter Nine. Biogeography Of Diptera In The Southwest Pacific / Daniel Bickel

Chapter Ten. Why Hilara Is Not Amusing: The Problem Of Open-Ended Taxa And The Limits Of Taxonomic Knowledge / Daniel Bickel

Chapter Eleven. Diptera As Ecological Indicators Of Habitat And Habitat Change / Marc Pollet

Chapter Twelve. Biodiversity Research Based On Taxonomic Revisions — A Tale Of Unrealized Opportunities / Torsten Dikow , Rudolf Meier , Gaurav G. Vaidya and Jason G. H. Londt

Chapter Thirteen. DNA Barcoding And DNA Taxonomy In Diptera: An Assessment Based On 4,261 COI Sequences For 1,001 Species / Rudolf Meier and Guanyang Zhang

Chapter Fourteen. Diptera Biodiversity Informatics / Shaun L. Winterton

Chapter Fifteen. Meeting The Interrelated Challenges Of Tracking Specimen, Nomenclature, And Literature Data In Mandala / Gail E. Kampmeier and Michael E. Irwin

Appendix. Species Of Diptera Per Family For All Regions / D. Bickel , T. Pape and R. Meier

Index / D. Bickel , T. Pape and R. Meier.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612949036

9781282949034

1282949039

9789004181007

9004181008

OCLC:

697182475

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004148970.I-459 DOI