Island biogeography of the Japanese terrestrial mammal assemblages: An example of a relict fauna

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 959-972

  Millien Parra, Virginie ^a,b   Jaeger, Jean Jacques ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Island biogeography; Japan; Land bridge islands; Terrestrial mammals

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; MAMMAL; SPECIES RICHNESS;

JAPAN;

EID: 0033426930     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00346.x     Document Type: Article

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