@article{fdi:010014128, title = {{P}arasite richness/sampling effort/host range : the fancy three-piece {J}igsaw puzzle}, author = {{G}u{\'e}gan, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {K}ennedy, {C}.{R}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n this article, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois {G}u{\'e}gan and {C}live {K}ennedy propose an alternative explanation for the confounding effects of host geographical range and sampling effort on parasite species richness using pathway analysis procedure. {T}hey suggest that much of the species richness revealed by sampling effort is also a reflection of host range. {T}hus, the total contribution of host range logically incorporates a contribution from sampling effort. {T}he implications of indirect effects of host range on richness estimates have not previously been discussed, and the authors here attempt to redress the balance. {T}he contribution of host range to richness, as derived from control of sampling effort on richness estimates, therefore, is a mathematical expression that does not take into account the cause-and-effect nature of things. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{PARASITE} ; {DIVERSITE} {SPECIFIQUE} ; {EVALUATION} ; {RELATION} {HOTE} {PARASITE} ; {ECHANTILLONNAGE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}arasitology {T}oday}, volume = {12}, numero = {9}, pages = {367--369}, ISSN = {0169-4707}, year = {1996}, DOI = {10.1016/0169-4758(96)10054-5}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010014128}, }