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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |