Nested species assemblages of amphibians and reptiles on islands in the Laurentian Great Lakes

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 475-489

  Hecnar, S J ^a   Casper, G S ^b   Russell, R W ^a   Hecnar, D R ^a   Robinson, J N ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Area vs. isolation; Biotic vs. abiotic factors; Great Lakes; Islands; Nestedness; Reptiles; Species richness

Indexed keywords

HERPETOFAUNA; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; ISOLATION EFFECT; NESTEDNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

NORTH AMERICA;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANURA; CAUDATA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0036287862     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2002.00686.x     Document Type: Article

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