The use of terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates as a management tool for monitoring change
in ecosystems is reviewed and critically evaluated. Their suitability and value for assessing a …

There is growing evidence from both experimental and non-experimental studies that
fluctuating asymmetry does not consistently index stress or fitness. The widely held–yet …

The first edition of Geometric Morphometrics for Biologists has been the primary resource for
teaching modern geometric methods of shape analysis to biologists who have a stronger …

The vast scope of conservation problems has forced biologists and managers to rely on"
surrogate" species to serve as shortcuts to guide their decision making. These species …

Why does nature love symmetry? In Asymmetry, Developmental Stability and Evolution, M--
oslash--; ller and Swaddle analyse the evolutionary implications of symmetry. They advance …

Researchers have suggested fluctuating asymmetry (FA) as an indicator of environmental
stress and have usually tested this assertion by examining relations between FA of single …

Humans have a variety of direct and indirect impacts on wildlife and a number of methods
have been proposed to identify and quantify anthropogenic stressors that negatively impact …

One of the most difficult tasks in conservation biology is identifying populations subject to
stress before such stress has a detrimental impact on the population, thus allowing …

Larvae of soil dwelling Diptera represent an important part of the edaphon in a wide range of
ecosystems from climax forests to agroecosystems. Their abundance in soil varies from …

This synoptic review has the intention to summarise and highlight results in respect to the
area “biodiversity and habitat” considering the current “state of the art” with regard the …