The distribution of bird species in the New World: Patterns in species turnover

Oikos

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 146-152

  Blackburn, Tim M ^a   Gaston, Kevin J ^b  

^a NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD SPECIES; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; SPECIES TURNOVER;

LATIN AMERICA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0030302149     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3545594     Document Type: Article

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