Replicate patterns of species richness, historical biogeography, and phylogeny in holarctic treefrogs

Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2433-2450

  Smith, Sarah A ^a   Stephens, Patrick R ^a   Wiens, John J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Biogeography; Community assembly; Diversification; Hylidae; Phylogeny; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; FROG; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AMPHIBIA; HYLA; HYLIDAE;

EID: 28644437950     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2005.tb00953.x     Document Type: Article

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