Although the latitudinal gradient in species richness is one of the clearest global patterns of biodiversity, evidence to date suggests that it either does not apply to parasites, or that if it does then the relationship is weak. In this short review, I use a large database including information from 950 surveys of helminth parasite diversity in vertebrate host populations to show that there is no latitudinal gradient in parasite species richness among bird or mammal hosts, and a weak one among fish hosts going against the general trend: fish from temperate latitudes tend to harbour more helminth species than those from the tropics. However, analyses of that database also show that several disparities between temperate and tropical parasite...
Parasites are important selective forces upon the evolutionary ecology of their hosts. At least one ...
Understanding the unequal distribution of life on earth is a fundamental goal of ecology and evoluti...
How specialization of consumers with respect to resources varies with respect to latitude is poorly ...
The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG), or the trend of higher species richness at lower latitudes...
The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG) indicates a decrease of species richness from equatorial re...
Aim: While most free-living taxa follow the latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG), or the trend of hi...
Parasites are key components of the biosphere not only due to their huge diversity, but also because...
The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG) is an established macroecological pattern, but is poorly st...
The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG), or the trend of higher species richness at lower latitudes...
International audienceIdentifying the factors underlying the origin and maintenance of the latitudin...
Macroecological studies including the use of networks, help in understanding ecological patterns suc...
Identifying the factors underlying the origin and maintenance of the latitudinal diversity gradient ...
Mapping global parasite diversity is crucial to identify geographical hotspots of emerging disease, ...
A robust understanding of what drives parasite β-diversity is an essential step towards explaining w...
Aim Parasites are a major component of global ecosystems, yet spatial variation in parasite diversit...
Parasites are important selective forces upon the evolutionary ecology of their hosts. At least one ...
Understanding the unequal distribution of life on earth is a fundamental goal of ecology and evoluti...
How specialization of consumers with respect to resources varies with respect to latitude is poorly ...
The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG), or the trend of higher species richness at lower latitudes...
The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG) indicates a decrease of species richness from equatorial re...
Aim: While most free-living taxa follow the latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG), or the trend of hi...
Parasites are key components of the biosphere not only due to their huge diversity, but also because...
The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG) is an established macroecological pattern, but is poorly st...
The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG), or the trend of higher species richness at lower latitudes...
International audienceIdentifying the factors underlying the origin and maintenance of the latitudin...
Macroecological studies including the use of networks, help in understanding ecological patterns suc...
Identifying the factors underlying the origin and maintenance of the latitudinal diversity gradient ...
Mapping global parasite diversity is crucial to identify geographical hotspots of emerging disease, ...
A robust understanding of what drives parasite β-diversity is an essential step towards explaining w...
Aim Parasites are a major component of global ecosystems, yet spatial variation in parasite diversit...
Parasites are important selective forces upon the evolutionary ecology of their hosts. At least one ...
Understanding the unequal distribution of life on earth is a fundamental goal of ecology and evoluti...
How specialization of consumers with respect to resources varies with respect to latitude is poorly ...