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If we have Oxyepoecus inquilina isInquilinismParasiteOf Solenopsis spp. in a symbiosis ontology, we can infer that any Solenopsis can be a host for Oxyepoecus. However, the species ranges of some Solenopsis might not overlap with any Oxyepoecus inquilina. It might be interesting to get a list of just those Solenopsis species which are known to be hosts of Oxyepoecus. You could infer a parasitic relationship if two observations have the same lat/lon positions - inquilinism implies that the two species live in the same nest. The soundness of this inference depends on the accuracy and precision of the georeferencing. Another approach would be to exclude from the list Solenopsis species which have species ranges disjoint from Oxyepoecus inquilina ranges. The soundness of this inference is proportional to the amount of georeferenced data available.
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under award 0225676. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recomendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Copyright 2004 Partnership for Biodiversity Informatics, University of New Mexico, The Regents of the University of California, and University of Kansas |