Influence of montane altitudinal ranges on species distribution models; evidence in Andean blow flies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Blow flies are a family of dipterans of medical, veterinary and sanitary importance. We aim to predict the current geographical distribution of six neotropical blowfly species with different altitudinal ranges of distribution (high, medium, and lowlands) and degree of synanthropy (eusynanthropic, hemisynanthropic and asynanthropic) based on their existing fundamental niche (E_A) in Northwestern South America.

Methods

Geographical records were compiled based on data from museum specimens and literature. The accessible area hypothesis (M) was calculated based on three criteria: (1) Altitudinal range, (2) Synanthropy values deducted based on the Human Influence Index (HII) raster dataset, and (3). The mean dispersal capability of flies. The modeling was per

SUBMITTER: Altamiranda-Saavedra M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7727370 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature