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Weak and inverse latitudinal diversity gradients in the globally dominant flying insect clades
Bernardo F. Santos, Amrita Srivathsan, Karen Christina Ferreira Neves, Rudolf Meier
The paper analyzes DNA barcode data from 1.35 million flying insect specimens to show that dominant insect families exhibit weak or inverse latitudinal diversity gradients, challenging traditional ecological expectations.
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