Gradients of species density and turnover in marsupials: A hemispheric perspective

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 756-765

  Willig, Michael R ^a   Gannon, Michael R ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Areography; Beta diversity; Macroecology; Marsupials; New World; Species richness

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; METATHERIA;

EID: 0000852684     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382934     Document Type: Review

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