Introduction The standardization of sampling protocols is imperative for robustly studying
any taxonomic group. Replicable methods allow the comparison of data between different …

The Mexican transition zone (MTZ) is the complex area where the Neotropical and Nearctic
biotas overlap, including south-western United States, Mexico and a large part of Central …

Beetles occur in most terrestrial and freshwater habitats and a few occupy marine
environments. The most common life‐cycle type in beetles is holometaboly. More …

THIS PROJECT grew out of our conviction that there was need for a book that would review
insect reproductive behavior and related topics from an evolutionary perspective, particularly …

Julian Shepard, and Jon Yates were unstinting with valuable information and references. I
am particularly grateful to Crista Deeleman-Reinhold, KC Emerson, Thomas Barr, Roger …

It has been 10 years since publication of the first edition ofSoils of the Past. In that time the
subject of paleopedology hasgrown rapidly, and established itself within the mainstream …

This study, one of the first to document the effects of forest fragmentation on insects in the
tropics, showed that dung and carrion beetle communities in 1—ha and 10—ha forest …

Traits are key for understanding the environmental responses and ecological roles of
organisms. Trait approaches to functional ecology are well established for plants, whereas …

Insect Behavior is the second edition of the text that for thirty years served as the
fundamental introduction to a field of study that has been growing enormously. Today, new …

Summary 1 Secondary and plantation forests are becoming increasingly widespread in the
tropics. A recent meta‐analysis on the impacts of land‐use change on tropical forest dung …