Assessing alpha and beta taxonomy in eupelmid wasps: Determinants of the probability of describing good species and synonyms

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-49

  Baselga, A ^a   Lobo, J M ^b   Hortal, J ^c   Jimenez Valverde A ^d   Gomez J F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Afrotropical; Chalcidoidea; Distribution range size; Eupelmidae; Geographical location; Hierarchical partitioning; Palaearctic; Synonymy determinants; Trophic range; Year of description

Indexed keywords

AFROTROPICAL REGION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; NEW SPECIES; NOMENCLATURE; PALEARCTIC REGION; PHYLOGENY; RANGE SIZE; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); TAXONOMY; WASP;

CHALCIDOIDEA; EUPELMIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 73649110654     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: 14390469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2009.00523.x     Document Type: Article

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