Species occupancy and its course in the past: Macroecological patterns in extinct communities

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 181-194

  Raia, Pasquale ^a   Meloro, Carlo ^b   Loy, Anna ^a   Barbera, Carmela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Galerian; Large mammals; Macroecology; Occupancy; Villafranchian

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

EID: 32044451126     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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