Historical biogeography of jamaica: Evidence from cave invertebrates

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 368-380

  Peck, Stewart B ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVERNICOLOUS SPECIES; INVERTEBRATE; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; VICARIANCE;

JAMAICA;

HISPANIOLA;

EID: 0033306672     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z98-220     Document Type: Article

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