Volume : 2, Issue : 12, DEC 2016
THE SERIES FAUNA D’ITALIA - FAUNA OF ITALY SIXTY YEARS OF PUBLISHING POLITICS FOR THE ITALIAN FAUNA
Pierangelo Crucitti, Francesco Bubbico, Edoardo Di Russo
Abstract
The analysis of the main features of the Fauna of Italy - Fauna d’Italia series of 50 volumes printed since 1956 and still in progress (latest volume in 2015) is outlined with the purpose of highlighting the main structural publishing characteristics over its historical development. The main results are represented by the discovery of some trends related to the animal groups considered and the methods of their study through time. At the present publishing rate, the completion of the entire series including the upgrade of the older volumes will require many decades and some examples for the Italian extant fauna are also discussed. The authors’ contributions to the volumes of the series, especially women, are discussed in their analytical evolution together with the supporting institutions of this national work.
Keywords
Fauna Of Italy, Publishing Politics, Historical Trends.