Gap Analysis and the Geographical Distribution of Parasites

Gap Analysis and the Geographical Distribution of Parasites

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Gap Analysis and the Geographical Distribution of Parasites

dc.contributor.author	Nunn, Charles Lindsay
dc.contributor.author	Hopkins, Mariah, E.
dc.date.accessioned	2010-07-26T13:51:26Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.identifier.citation	Hopkins, M.E. and Charles Lindsay Nunn. 2010. Gap analysis and the geographical distribution of parasites. In The biogeography of host-parasite interactions, ed. S. Morand and B. Krasnov, 129-142. Oxford: Oxford University Press.	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9780199561346	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9780199561353	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:4317718
dc.description.abstract	Sampling biases can have enormous impacts on studies of parasite biogeography. While complete sampling is sometimes possible for local or regional patterns of parasitism, continental and global analyses often rely on data collected in a heterogeneous manner. At these larger scales, spatially-explicit methods to quantify and correct for geographic sampling biases are necessary. Approaches based on “gap analysis” can contribute to the development of corrective measures by identifying geographical variation in our knowledge of parasites and quantifying how sampling varies in relation to host characteristics and habitat features. In this chapter, we review these methods and describe how they have been applied to study gaps in our knowledge of primate parasites.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	Human Evolutionary Biology	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Oxford University Press	en_US
dash.license	LAA
dc.title	Gap Analysis and the Geographical Distribution of Parasites	en_US
dc.type	Monograph or Book	en_US
dc.description.version	Accepted Manuscript	en_US
dash.depositing.author	Nunn, Charles Lindsay
dc.date.available	2010-07-26T13:51:26Z