The distribution-abundance (density) relationship: Its form and causes in a tropical mammal order, Primates

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 565-579

  Harcourt, A H ^a   Coppeto, S A ^a,b   Parks, S A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Forest Service Plumas National Forest   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass; Geographical range size; Macroecology; Primates; Range density relationship; Rarity; Specialization; Tropics

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIMATE;

MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 17644389961     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2004.01214.x     Document Type: Article

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