Mammalian species richness and morphological complexity along an elevational gradient in the arid south-west

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 843-855

  Shepherd, Ursula L ^a,b   Kelt, Douglas A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b University Honors   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elevation; Mammals; Morphological diversity; Shape; Size; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOREST; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; MORPHOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SIZE; UNITED STATES;

ELEVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

UNITED STATES;

AGAVE; FOUQUIERIA SPLENDENS; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033452608     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00323.x     Document Type: Article

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