Newsletter of the Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods)

Volume 22 No. 2, Fall 2003

Selected Publications Associated with the Biological Survey

General information and editorial notes

News and Notes

Brief on the role of voucher specimens published

Newsletter distribution goes electronic

Second grasslands field trip

Summary of the meeting of the Scientific Committee, April 2003

Arthropod Species Specialist Subcommittee for COSEWIC

Guide to the identification of the spiders of Quebec published

Federal Biodiversity Information Partnership (FBIP) established

Members of the Scientific Committee 2003

Lessons from threatened cuts at the University of Nebraska Museums    

Project Update: Arthropods of Canadian Grasslands

Opinion Page: DNA Barcoding: Deus ex Machina

Review of Scientific Priorities 2003 

Biological Survey of Canada: Taking Stock after 25 Years

The Quiz Page

Arctic Corner
Fourth arctic field trip

Alaska Insect Survey project

Arctic entomology course

Predaceous water beetles from Keewatin and Mackenzie

Index of Past Articles 

Selected Publications associated with the Biological Survey

Selected future conferences

Quips and Quotes

Requests for Material or Information Invited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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. $25 (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 from author
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 from author
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 from the Survey; 

or read it online here

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. $32 (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 from author
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

or read it online here

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 or read it online here

(Abridged version in Global Biodiversity (1997) (version française dans La biodiversité
mondiale
(1997))

Comment évaluer la biodiversité des insectes sans perdre de temps 1996. H.V. Danks. Commission biologique du Canada (Arthropodes terrestres) Série Documents No. 5 Texte disponible à http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/briefs/brcommentevaluer.htm
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 from author
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. 1034 pp. $95 (includes shipping) from  Entomological Society of Canada*
Arctic Insect News 2000. H.V. Danks (Ed.). No. 11. 31 pp. Free of charge on request
(Annual issues 1–10 also
available) (Volumes 9, 10, 11 available online here)
La dormance et les cycles biologiques 1999. H.V. Danks. Antennae 6(2): 5-8. See: http://www.seq.qc.ca/
Life cycles in polar arthropods – flexible or programmed? 1999. H.V. Danks. European Journal of Entomology 96(2): 83-102. Reprints available on request from author
The diversity and evolution of insect life cycles 1999. H.V. Danks. Entomological Science 2(4): 651-660 Reprints available on request from author
Dehydration in dormant insects 2000. H.V. Danks. Journal of Insect Physiology 46(6): 837-852 Reprints available on request from author
Terrestrial arthropod biodiversity projects - building a factual foundation. A brief from the Biological Survey of Canda (Terrestrial Arthropods) 2000. H.V. Danks and N.N. Winchester. Biological Survey of Canada. Document Series No. 7, ISBN 0-9692727-9-0. 38 pp. Copies available on request or read it online here.
Insect cold hardiness: A Canadian perspective 2000. H.V. Danks. CryoLetters 21: 297-308 Reprints available on request from author
Measuring and reporting life-cycle duration in insects and arachnids 2000. Danks, H.V. European Journal of Entomology 97(3): 285-303 Reprints available on request from author
Label data standards for terrestrial arthropods. A brief prepared by the Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods) 2001. T.A. Wheeler, J.T. Huber and D.C. Currie. Biological Survey of Canada Document Series No. 8. 20 pp Copies available on request from the Survey or read it online here
Normes d’étiquetage pour les arthropodes terrestres. Mémoire préparé par la Commission biologique du Canada (arthropodes terrestres) 2001. T.A. Wheeler, J.T. Huber et D.C. Currie. Commission biologique du Canada (arthropodes terrestres) Série Documents no 8 Disponible sur demande de la Commission biologique du Canada. Texte disponible à http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/briefs/brnormesetiquetage.htm
The nature of dormancy responses in insects 2001. H.V. Danks. Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae 65(3): 169-179. Reprints available on request from author
Information on Biodiversity Funding: Funding Sources for Graduate Students in Arthropod Biodiversity 2001. T.A. Wheeler Available at http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/english/funding.htm
Financement de la recherche en biodiversité : Sources de fonds disponibles pour les diplômés en biodiversité des arthropodes 2001. T.A. Wheeler Disponible à http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/french/frfunding.htm
Arthropods of Canadian Grasslands. An Initiative of the Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods). Prospectus 2002. J.D. Shorthouse and T.A. Wheeler. Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods). 31 pp. See http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/english/propsectus.htm
Newsletter, Arthropods of Canadian Grasslands 2002. Danks, H.V. (Ed.). No. 8. 41 pp. Free of charge on request or read it online here
The range of insect dormancy reponses 2002. H.V. Danks. European Journal of Entomology 99(2): 127-142. Reprints available on request from author
Arthropods of Canadian Grasslands (Newsletter) 2003. H.V. Danks (Ed.). No. 9. 35 pp Free of charge on request or read it online here
Modification of adverse conditions by insects 2002. H.V. Danks. Oikos 99(1): 10–24. Reprints available on request from author or read it online here
Studying insect photoperiodism and rhythmicity: Components, approaches and lessons 2003. H.V. Danks. European Journal of Entomology 100(2): 209–221. Reprints available on request from author
The role of voucher specimens in validating faunistic and ecological research. A brief prepared by the Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods) 2003. T.A. Wheeler. Biological Survey of Canada Document Series No. 9. 21 pp. Copies available on request from the Survey; full text at http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/briefs/brvouchers.htm

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