Collections in space and time: Geographical patterning of native frogs, mammals and reptiles through a continental gradient

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-133

  How, R A ^a   Cowan, M A ^b  

^a WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b Department of Conservation and Land Management ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioregions; Endemism; Museum; Restricted range; Richness; Similarity; Specimens; Threatened species; Vertebrate; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENDEMISM; FROG; NEW SPECIES; REPTILE; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANURA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33745841570     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc060111     Document Type: Review

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