An analytical model of latitudinal gradients of species richness with an empirical test for marsupials and bats in the New World

Oikos

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 93-98

  Willig, Michael R ^a   Lyons, S Kathleen ^a,b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAT; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MARSUPIAL; MODELLING; SPECIES RICHNESS;

NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0031912416     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546471     Document Type: Article

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