Newsletter of the Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods)

Volume 17 No. 2, Fall 1998

General information and editorial notes

News and Notes
Update on the BSC Web Page
Insects of Canada on the Web
Summary of the Scientific committee meeting
Membership of the Scientific Committee

The Carmanah Canopy Project: Conservation of Arthropod Biodiversity in Coastal Sitka Spruce Forests

Project Update: Arthropods of Canadian GrasslandsAculeate Wasps from CFB Suffield

The Quiz Page

Recent Publications associated with the Biological Survey

Selected Future Conferences

Quips and Quotes

Requests for Material or Information Invited

Request for Cooperation

Recent Publication Associated with the Biological Survey

Arthropod ectoparasites of vertebrates in Canada. A brief 1991. T.D. Galloway and H.V. Danks. Bull. ent. Soc. Can. 23(1), Suppl. 11 pp. Free of charge on request
Arthropods of springs, with particular reference to Canada 1991. D.D. Williams and H.V. Danks (Eds.). Mem. ent. Soc. Can. 155. 217 pp. $25 (includes shipping) from Entomological Society of Canada*
The importance of research collections of terrestrial arthropods. A brief 1991. G.B. Wiggins et al. Bull. ent. Soc. Can. 23(2), Suppl. 16 p. Free of charge on request
Winter habitats and ecological adaptations for winter survival 1991. H.V. Danks. pp. 231-259 in R.E. Lee and D.L. Denlinger (Eds.), Insects at Low Temperature. Chapman and Hall, New York. 513 pp. Book available through booksellers
Life cycle pathways and the analysis of complex life cycles in insects 1991. H.V. Danks. Can. Ent. 123(1-2): 23-40. Copies available on request
Museum collections: fundamental values and modern problems 1991. H.V. Danks. Collection Forum 7(2): 95-111 Reprints available on request
Long life cycles in insects 1992. H.V. Danks. Can. Ent. 124(1): 167-187 Reprints available on request
Biodiversity and insect collections 1992. S. A. Marshall. Canadian Biodiversity 2(2): 16-22 Available from author
Arctic insects as indicators of environmental change 1992. H.V. Danks. Arctic 45(2): 159-166 Reprints available on request
Biodiversity of nearctic soil arthropods 1992. V.M. Behan-Pelletier and B. Bissett. Canadian Biodiversity 2(3): 5-14. Available from author
Arid grasslands– biodiversity, human society and climate change 1992. A. T. Finnamore. Canadian Biodiversity 2(3): 15-23. Available from author
The biodiversity crisis, a national initiative: the Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods) 1993. H.V. Danks. Association of Systematics Collections Newsletter 21(2): 17-23.  
Systematics and entomology: diversity, distribution, adaptation and application 1993. G.E. Ball and H.V. Danks (Eds.). Mem. ent. Soc. Can. 165. 272 pp. $28 (includes shipping) from Entomological Society of Canada*
Environmental lip-synching in Canada 1993. G.E. Ball. Alternatives 20(1): 21.  
Seasonal adaptations in insects from the high arctic 1993. H.V. Danks. pp. 54-66 in M. Takeda and S. Tanaka (Eds.), [Seasonal adaptation and diapause in insects]. Bun-ichi-Sogo Publ., Ltd., Tokyo. (In Japanese). Copies of English version available on request
La diversité des espèces d’insectes du Québec, vues dans une perspective nord-américaine 1994. H.V. Danks. Revue d’entomologie du Québec 37 [1992]: 46-51. Tirés-à-part disponibles sur demande.
Regional diversity of insects in North America 1994. H.V. Danks. American Entomologist 40(1): 50-55. Reprints available on request
Terrestrial arthropod biodiversity: planning a study and recommended sampling techniques. A brief 1994. S.A. Marshall, R.S.Anderson, R.E. Roughley, V. Behan-Pelletier and H.V. Danks. Bull. ent. Soc. Can. 26(1), Suppl. 33 pp. Copies available on request
Terrestrial arthropods of peatlands, with particular reference to Canada 1994. A.T. Finnamore and S.A. Marshall (Eds.). Mem. ent. Soc. Can. 169. 289 pp. $35 (includes shipping) from Entomological Society of Canada*
Insect Life-cycle Polymorphism: Theory, Evolution and Ecological Consequences for Seaonality and Diapause Control 1994. H.V. Danks (Ed.). Series Entomologica 52. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands. 376 pp. $195 U.S. Available from Kluwer Academic Publ. Group, P.O. Box 358, Accord Station, Hingham, MS 02018-0358
Insect cold-hardiness: insights from the Arctic. 1994. H.V. Danks, O. Kukal and R.A. Ring. Arctic 47(4): 391-404. Reprints available on request
Regional diversity of insects in the Pacific Northwest 1995. H.V. Danks. J. ent. Soc. Br. Columb. 92: 57-71. Reprints available on request
The advantages of using arthropods in ecosystem management. A brief from the Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods) 1996. A.T. Finnamore. 11 pp. Limited number of copies available upon request
The SAGE Project. A workshop report on terrestrial arthropod sampling protocols for graminoid ecosystems 1996. A.T. Finnamore (Ed.) Available on the Internet at http://www.cciw.ca/eman-temp/reports/publications/sage/intro.html
How to assess insect biodiversity without wasting your time. A brief. 1996. H.V. Danks. Biological Survey of Canada Document Series No. 5, ISBN 0-9692727-6-6. 20 pp. Copies available on request. (Abridged version in Global Biodiversity (1997) (version française dans La biodiversité mondiale (1997))
The wider integration of studies on insect cold-hardiness 1996. H.V. Danks. European Journal of Entomology 93(3): 383-403. Reprints available on request
Annotated List of Workers on Systematics and Faunistics of Canadian Insects and Certain Related Groups 1997. H.V. Danks and S. Goods. Third edition, 1996. Biological Survey of Canada Document series No. 6. 119 pp. Free of charge on request
Insects of the Yukon 1997. H.V. Danks and J.A. Downes (Eds.). Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods), Ottawa. 1030 pp. $95 (includes shipping) from Entomological Society of Canada*
Arctic Insect News 1997. H.V. Danks (Ed.). No. 8. 25 pp. Free of charge on request (Annual issues 1–7 also available)
Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods) Leaflet Free of charge on request
Commission biologique du Canada (Arthropodes terrestres) Feuillet Gratuit sur demande
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