Latitude and latitudinal extent: A global analysis of the Rapoport effect in a tropical mammalian taxon: Primates

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1169-1182

  Harcourt, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptability; Biogeography; Latitude; Mammalia; Primates; Rapoport effect

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; LATITUDE; PRIMATE; RAPOPORT RULE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0034490687     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2000.00482.x     Document Type: Article

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