On the relative importance of history and ecology in structuring communities of desert small animals

Ecography

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 123-137

  Kelt, Douglas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DESERT; MAMMAL; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EID: 0032941485     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1999.tb00460.x     Document Type: Article

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