Quaternary beetles: A review and issues for Australian studies

摘要: Few Australian entomologists, ecologists, biogeographers or Quaternary researchers are familiar with the details of beetle research. Since 1950s study fossil beetles has developed to become an important discipline sciences. Unfortunately, however, significance for ecological and evolutionary research been slow penetrate mainstream entomological, ecological, thought. This paper outlines history, methods results studies, based primarily upon from well-studied Northern Hemisphere, then examines issues relevant Analysis assemblages Australia can contribute reconstruction past environments climates, in particular quantitative estimation temperature regimes, potentially, effective precipitation. Of more entomology, is potential reconstruct climatically-induced changes distribution, essential understanding biogeographic history Australia's insect fauna. Furthermore, it will be possible examine evidence, lack thereof, speciation during Quaternary, context environmental change.