The island rule and a research agenda for studying ecogeographical patterns

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1503-1510

  Lomolino, Mark V ^a   Sax, Dov F ^b   Riddle, Brett R ^c   Brown, James H ^d  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bergmann's rule; Biogeography; Body size; Ecogeographical rules; Invasive species; Island biogeography; Island rule; Latitudinal gradients; Macroecology

Indexed keywords

BERGMANN RULE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BODY SIZE; ECOLOGY; ECOMORPHOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; MACROECOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 33747064668     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01593.x     Document Type: Review

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