@article{fdi:010049691,
  title = {{M}ay rapoport's rule apply to human associated pathogens ?},
  author = {{G}uernier, {V}anina and {G}u{\'e}gan, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}any debates surround the generalization of {R}apoport's rule (i.e., the presence of a positive correlation between range size and latitude); however, little attention has been devoted to this spatial pattern (1) worldwide and (2) for pathogenic microorganisms. {I}n this study, we analyzed this relationship for 290 human pathogenic species dispersed throughout the world to test whether pathogenic organisms with different ecological niches and strategies will show this trend. {T}he midpoint method was used to calculate the correlation between the geographical range size and the latitude applied to different subsets of pathogens, including taxonomic subdivisions (bacteria, viruses, helminths, protozoans, and fungi) and categories based on transmission mode and host specificity. {I}t is assumed that {R}apoport's spatial pattern may exist for human infectious diseases, whatever hemisphere is considered, for 5 to 7 of 8 of the selected groups, depending on the pathogen species included. {T}his is the first study performed to investigate {R}apoport's pattern at a global scale for various pathogenic organisms. {W}e also discuss how three well-known spatial patterns of diversity, i.e., latitudinal gradient, nested species pattern, and {R}apoport's rule, may vary together to produce the actual large-scale geographical distribution of human pathogenic species observed on {E}arth. {T}hese findings have important messages for understanding the distribution and the diffusion of human pathogenic species; however, further studies are needed to investigate the exact underlying mechanisms responsible for those patterns.},
  keywords = {species diversity ; latitudinal gradients ; macroecology ; pathogen species ; {R}apoport's rule ; species range size},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}cohealth},
  volume = {6},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {509--521},
  ISSN = {1612-9202},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10393-010-0290-5},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010049691},
}