Diversity in relation to body size in mammals: A comparative study

American Naturalist

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 110-123

  Gardezi, Tariq ^a,b   Da Silva, Jack ^a,c  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Pennsylvania State University ^*  (Canada)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size; Clade selection; Comparative method; Diversity; Mammals; Species sorting

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BODY SIZE; EXTINCTION; MAMMAL; PHYLOGENETICS;

EID: 0033025764     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303150     Document Type: Article

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