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    Darren Ward
    PeerJ Editor & Author
    1,470 Points

    Contributions by role

    Editor 1200
    PeerJ author 270

    Contributions by subject area

    Entomology 1370
    Biodiversity 1070
    Ecology 770
    Zoology 535
    Environmental-Sciences 300
    Taxonomy 200
    Ecosystem-Science 200
    Agricultural-Science 200
    Animal-Behavior 100
    Natural-Resource-Management 100
    Plant-Science 100
    Evolutionary-Studies 100
    Biogeography 100
    Coupled-Natural-and-Human-Systems 100
    Parasitology 100

    Darren F Ward

    PeerJ Editor & Author

    Summary

    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

    Editing Journals

    PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

    Past or current institution affiliations

    University of Auckland

    Work details

    Scientist

    Landcare Research
    School of Biological Sciences

    Senior Lecturer

    University of Auckland

    Websites

    • SBS

    PeerJ Contributions

    • Articles 2
    • Edited 8
    April 5, 2018
    Variation in the diversity and richness of parasitoid wasps based on sampling effort
    2 citations
    545 downloads
    2,829 views
    Thomas E. Saunders, Darren F. Ward
    biodiversity
    ecology
    entomology
    zoology
    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
    6 citations
    901 downloads
    1,935 views
    Darren Ward, Fraser Morgan
    biodiversity
    ecology
    entomology
    https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.435 PubMed 24949248

    Academic Editor on

    January 30, 2018
    Ant mosaics in Bornean primary rain forest high canopy depend on spatial scale, time of day, and sampling method
    9 citations
    870 downloads
    2,208 views
    Kalsum M. Yusah, William A. Foster, Glen Reynolds, Tom M. Fayle
    animal-behavior
    biodiversity
    ecology
    entomology
    zoology
    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
    5 citations
    1,038 downloads
    4,733 views
    Gaurav Agavekar, Francisco Hita Garcia, Evan P. Economo
    biodiversity
    entomology
    taxonomy
    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
    5 citations
    602 downloads
    2,703 views
    Jessica L. Beckham, Samuel Atkinson
    ecology
    ecosystem-science
    entomology
    environmental-sciences
    natural-resource-management
    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
    2 citations
    545 downloads
    2,455 views
    Barbara Patoleta, Marek Żabka
    taxonomy
    zoology
    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
    7 citations
    740 downloads
    1,643 views
    Francesca Frati, Antonino Cusumano, Eric Conti, Stefano Colazza, Ezio Peri, Salvatore Guarino, Letizia Martorana, Roberto Romani, Gianandrea Salerno
    entomology
    plant-science
    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
    33 citations
    999 downloads
    3,975 views
    Xavier Arnan, Xim Cerdá, Javier Retana
    biodiversity
    biogeography
    ecology
    entomology
    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
    14 citations
    712 downloads
    3,066 views
    Misha Leong, George K. Roderick
    biodiversity
    ecology
    entomology
    environmental-sciences
    coupled-natural-and-human-systems
    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
    21 citations
    1,102 downloads
    4,918 views
    Claire Villemant, Dario Zuccon, Quentin Rome, Franck Muller, George O. Poinar Jr, Jean-Lou Justine
    agricultural-science
    entomology
    environmental-sciences
    parasitology
    zoology
    https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.947 PubMed 26038716
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