The life-history basis of latitudinal diversity gradients: How do species traits vary from the poles to the equator?

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 79-87

  Cardillo, Marcel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birds; Geographical range; Phylogenetically independent contrasts; Species richness

Indexed keywords

LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHYLOGENY; RAPOPORT RULE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AVES;

EID: 0036200663     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0021-8790.2001.00577.x     Document Type: Article

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