The mid-domain effect cannot explain the diversity gradient of Nearctic birds

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 419-426

  Hawkins, Bradford A ^a   Diniz Filho, José Alexandre Felizola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Birds; Diversity gradients; Endemics; Geometric constraints; Mid domain effect; Null models; Range; Species richness

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; GEOMETRY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NEARCTIC REGION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AVES;

EID: 0036740118     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1466-822x.2002.00299.x     Document Type: Article

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