Rarity in the tropics: Latitudinal gradients in distribution and abundance in Australian mammals

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 689-698

  Johnson, C N ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Distribution abundance relationship; Marsupials; Rapoport's Rule; Rodents; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; HOME RANGE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MAMMAL; RAPOPORT RULE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0031697066     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1998.00232.x     Document Type: Article

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