Investigating causality of nestedness of insular communities: Selective immigrations or extinctions?

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 699-703

  Lomolino, Mark V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

extinction; immigration; islands; mammals; Nestedness

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRATION; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; LOCAL EXTINCTION; MAMMAL COMMUNITY; NESTEDNESS;

CANADA, ONTARIO, LAKE HURON; USA, (WEST); USA, GREAT LAKES, LAKE HURON;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030303315     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.1996.tb00030.x     Document Type: Article

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