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Darren F Ward

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I am an entomologist whose research interests are focused on the threats of invasive insects, the diversity of parasitoid communities, and the utilisation of data from natural history collections in ecological research.

Biodiversity Ecology Entomology Taxonomy Zoology

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University of Auckland

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Landcare Research

School of Biological Sciences

Senior Lecturer

University of Auckland

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April 5, 2018

Variation in the diversity and richness of parasitoid wasps based on sampling effort

132 downloads

1,399 views

Thomas E. Saunders, Darren F. Ward

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4642 PubMed 29632746

June 12, 2014

Modelling the impacts of an invasive species across landscapes: a step-wise approach

3 citations

678 downloads

1,421 views

Darren Ward, Fraser Morgan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.435 PubMed 24949248

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January 30, 2018

Ant mosaics in Bornean primary rain forest high canopy depend on spatial scale, time of day, and sampling method

315 downloads

735 views

Kalsum M. Yusah, William A. Foster, Glen Reynolds, Tom M. Fayle

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4231 PubMed 29423344

September 20, 2017

Taxonomic overview of the hyperdiverse ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in India with descriptions and X-ray microtomography of two new species from the Andaman Islands

346 downloads

2,291 views

Gaurav Agavekar, Francisco Hita Garcia, Evan P. Economo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3800 PubMed 28948101

August 10, 2017

An updated understanding of Texas bumble bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) species presence and potential distributions in Texas, USA

184 downloads

1,379 views

Jessica L. Beckham, Samuel Atkinson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3612 PubMed 28828241

June 20, 2017

A new species of Trite Simon, 1885 (Araneae: Salticidae) from New Zealand, with remarks on Trite relationships and radiation

260 downloads

1,632 views

Barbara Patoleta, Marek Żabka

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3463 PubMed 28649472

May 17, 2017

Foraging behaviour of an egg parasitoid exploiting plant volatiles induced by pentatomids: the role of adaxial and abaxial leaf surfaces

259 downloads

697 views

Francesca Frati, Antonino Cusumano, Eric Conti, Stefano Colazza, Ezio Peri, Salvatore Guarino, Letizia Martorana, Roberto Romani, Gianandrea Salerno

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3326 PubMed 28533974

September 29, 2015

Partitioning the impact of environment and spatial structure on alpha and beta components of taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity in European ants

9 citations

605 downloads

2,284 views

Xavier Arnan, Xim Cerdá, Javier Retana

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1241 PubMed 26468433

August 4, 2015

Remote sensing captures varying temporal patterns of vegetation between human-altered and natural landscapes

6 citations

424 downloads

2,104 views

Misha Leong, George K. Roderick

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1141 PubMed 26290795

May 21, 2015

Can parasites halt the invader? Mermithid nematodes parasitizing the yellow-legged Asian hornet in France

10 citations

739 downloads

3,266 views

Claire Villemant, Dario Zuccon, Quentin Rome, Franck Muller, George O. Poinar Jr, Jean-Lou Justine

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.947 PubMed 26038716