Spatial patterns in the diversity of mammal species: A test of the geographic area hypothesis in South America

Ecoscience

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 338-354

  Ruggiero, Adriana ^a  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Latitude; South American mammals; Species richness; Species area relationship

Indexed keywords

LATITUDE; MAMMAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

SOUTH AMERICA;

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033490227     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1999.11682534     Document Type: Article

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