Quantifying the unquantifiable: why Hymenoptera, not Coleoptera, is the most speciose animal order

BACKGROUND: We challenge the oft-repeated claim that the beetles (Coleoptera) are the most species-rich order of animals. Instead, we assert that another order of insects, the Hymenoptera, is more speciose, due in large part to the massively diverse but relatively poorly known parasitoid wasps. The...

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Autores principales: Forbes, Andrew A., Bagley, Robin K., Beer, Marc A., Hippee, Alaine C., Widmayer, Heather A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6042248/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30001194
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12898-018-0176-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6042248/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30001194
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12898-018-0176-x

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