Interspecific abundance-range size relationships: An appraisal of mechanisms

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 579-601

  Gaston, Kevin J ^a   Blackburn, Tim M ^b   Lawton, John H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abundance; Distribution; Metapopulation; Niche breadth; Range size

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; GEOGRAPHICAL RANGE; RANGE SIZE;

EID: 0030849090     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5951     Document Type: Article

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