Biogeography of lemurs in the humid forests of Madagascar: The role of elevational distribution and rivers

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-55

  Goodman, Steven M ^a,b,d,e   Ganzhorn, Jörg U ^c,f  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b WWF Antananarivo   (Madagascar)

^c Zoologisches Inst Zoologisches Mus   (Germany)

^d Ecology Training Program   (Madagascar)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elevational distribution; Lemurs; Madagascar; Primates; Rivers; Speciation

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; ELEVATION; NATURAL BARRIER; PRIMATE; RIVER SYSTEM;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

LEMURIDAE; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1642523482     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2004.00953.x     Document Type: Review

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