Large-scale diversity patterns of parasitoid insects

Entomological Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 371-382

  Santos, Ana M C ^a,b,c   Quicke, Donald L J ^a,d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^d DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body size; Diptera; Hymenoptera; Idiobiont; Island biogeography; Koinobiont; Latitudinal gradients

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; ICHNEUMONIDAE;

EID: 80053558419     PISSN: 13438786     EISSN: 14798298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2011.00481.x     Document Type: Review

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