Spatial patterns in the species richness of birds in the New World

Ecography

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 369-376

  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; LATITUDINAL CLINE; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

LATIN AMERICA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0030304924     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1996.tb00247.x     Document Type: Article

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