Untangling latitudinal richness gradients at higher taxonomic levels: Familial perspectives on the diversity of New World bat communities

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 665-674

  Stevens, Richard D ^a,b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Environmental gradient; Latitudinal gradient; Path analysis; Species richness; Taxonomic diversity

Indexed keywords

BAT; BIOGEOGRAPHY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

CHIROPTERA; EMBALLONURIDAE; MAMMALIA; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 1842765470     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2003.01042.x     Document Type: Review

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