Did lemurs have sweepstake tickets? An exploration of Simpson's model for the colonization of Madagascar by mammals

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 221-235

  Stankiewicz, J ^a   Thiart, C ^a,d   Masters, J C ^a,b,c   De Wit, M J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b NATAL MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d Department of Statistical Sciences ^*

Author keywords

Lemurs; Madagascar; Mammals; Mozambique Channel; Rafting; Simpson; Sweepstakes dispersal; Waifs

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; COLONIZATION; DISPERSAL; PRIMATE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

ANIMALIA; LEMURIDAE; MAMMALIA; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 33645238042     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01381.x     Document Type: Article

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