What determines whether a species of insect is described? Evidence from a study of tropical forest beetles

  1. NIGEL E. STORK1,
  2. PETER S. GRIMBACHER1,
  3. ROSS STOREY2,
  4. ROLF G. OBERPRIELER3,
  5. CHRIS REID4,
  6. S. ADAM SLIPINSKI3

Article first published online: 11 APR 2008

DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4598.2008.00016.x

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Insect Conservation and Diversity

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Volume 1, Issue 2, pages 114–119, May 2008

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STORK, N. E., GRIMBACHER, P. S., STOREY, R., OBERPRIELER, R. G., REID, C. and SLIPINSKI, S. A. (2008), What determines whether a species of insect is described? Evidence from a study of tropical forest beetles. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 1: 114–119. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-4598.2008.00016.x

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  1. 1

    School of Resource Management and Geography, University of Melbourne, Richmond, Melbourne, Vic., Australia,

  2. 2

    Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries, Qld, Australia,

  3. 3

    Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Entomology, Canberra, Australia,

  4. 4

    Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia

* Nigel E. Stork, E-mail: nstork@unimelb.edu.au

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  1. Issue published online: 11 APR 2008
  2. Article first published online: 11 APR 2008
  3. Accepted 9 February 2008

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