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Extending understanding of latitudinal patterns in parasitoid wasp diversity

Authors: Timms LL, Schwarzfeld M, Saaksjarvi IE

Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL

Publication year: 2016

Journal: Insect Conservation and Diversity

Journal name in source: INSECT CONSERVATION AND DIVERSITY

Journal acronym: INSECT CONSERV DIVER

Volume: 9

Issue: 1

First page : 74

Last page: 86

Number of pages: 13

ISSN: 1752-458X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12144

Abstract

4. We demonstrate a wide variety of latitudinal patterns, reflecting the ecological variation between subfamilies. In addition, our models show that host taxon and subfamily identities are better predictors of the shape of the relationship between subfamily abundance and latitude than other characteristics that have been previously hypothesised to be important, including parasitoid life history strategy and body size.