Hymenoptera and Biodiversity

Abstract

Hymenoptera : their diversity, and their impact on the diversity of other organisms / J. LaSalle and I.D. Gauld -- Intraspecific biodiversity in Hymenoptera : implications for conservation and biological control / T.R. Unruh and R.H. Messing -- Threats to the diversity of solitary bees in a Neotropical dry forest in Central America / S.B. Vinson, G.W. Frankie, and J. Barthell -- Effects of increasing land utilization on species representation and diversity of aculeate wasps and bees in the semi-arid areas of southern Africa / F.W. Gess and S.K. Gess -- Comparison of the arboreal ant mosaic in Ghana, Brazil, Papua New Guinea, and Australia--its structure and influence on arthropod diversity / J.D. Majer -- Bees, pollination systems, and plant diversity / J.L. Neff and B.B. Simpson -- Diversity of native bees and agroecosystems / C. O'Toole. (cont.) Parasitic Hymenoptera, biological control, and biodiversity / J. LaSalle -- Parasitoid webs / J. Memmott and H.C.J. Godfray -- Refuges, host population dynamics and the genesis of parasitoid diversity / B.A. Hawkins -- The role and enhancement of parasitic Hymenoptera biodiversity in agroecosystems / M.A. Altieri, J.R. Cure, and M.A. Garcia -- Spatial patterns in the description and richness of the Hymenoptera / K.J. Gaston -- What does tropical society want from the taxonomist? / D.H. Janzen -- Measuring biodiversity for choosing conservation areas / P.H. Williams, R.I. Vane-Wright, and C.J. Humphries -- Costa Rica : an innovative approach to the study of tropical biodiversity / R. Gámez and I.D. Gauld.