The larger area of the tropics does not explain latitudinal gradients in species diversity

Oikos

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 169-172

  Rohtle, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 33744853243     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546102     Document Type: Article

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