Macroecological patterns in British breeding birds: Covariation of species' geographical range sizes at differing spatial scales

Ecography

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 527-534

  Gregory, Richard D ^a   Blackburn, Tim M ^b  

^a THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BIOGEOGRAPHY; BREEDING POPULATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031758672     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1998.tb00444.x     Document Type: Article

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