Mammalian biogeography of the Alexander Archipelago of Alaska: A north temperate nested fauna

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 343-352

  Conroy, Chris J ^a   Demboski, John R ^a   Cook, Joseph A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Colonization; Islands; Mammals; Nestedness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032782773     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00266.x     Document Type: Article

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