NO LONGITUDINAL SPECIES DIVERSITY GRADIENT IN RED MILLIPEDES CENTROBOLUS COOK, 1897
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2022-10
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Abstract
The genus of red millipedes Centro bolus is distributed in southern Africa between -17 to -35° S. Species richness is negatively related to latitude. In this paper, I check for a correlation between species richness and longitude. Species richness was not significantly related to longitude (r=0.14, Z score=0.21, n=22, p=0.42) although over half the species (12) occurred between 30-34°E. The absence of a longitudinal gradient in species richness serves as a control for the latitudinal gradient already known in species richness.
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CITATION: Cooper, M., I. 2022. NO LONGITUDINAL SPECIES DIVERSITY GRADIENT IN RED MILLIPEDES CENTROBOLUS COOK, 1897. Universe International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research 3(5):8 Pages. doi:08.2020-25662434
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The original publication is available at: uijir.com
Keywords
Millipedes, Centrobolus, Species, Longitude
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Cooper, M., I. 2022. NO LONGITUDINAL SPECIES DIVERSITY GRADIENT IN RED MILLIPEDES CENTROBOLUS COOK, 1897. Universe International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research 3(5):8 Pages. doi:08.2020-25662434