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INVERTEBRATE CONSERVATION: Respect for Things That Flutter, Creep, and Crawl
Elizabeth Pennisi
Last week, a group of biologists and conservationists met to begin building a constituency for endangered insects, mollusks, and other invertebrates that they feel have been neglected by existing conservation efforts.