Latitudinal gradients in abundance, and the causes of rarity in the tropics: A test using Australian honeyeaters (Aves: Meliphagidae)

Oecologia

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 406-417

  Symonds, Matthew R E ^a,c   Christidis, Les ^b   Johnson, Christopher N ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birds; Climate; Evolutionary age; Latitude; Population density

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIRD; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLUTCH SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; POPULATION DENSITY; RARITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TROPICAL REGION; WOODLAND;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIRD; CLASSIFICATION; CLUTCH SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CLUTCH SIZE; ENVIRONMENT; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DENSITY; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

AVES; MELIPHAGIDAE;

EID: 33748040772     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-006-0456-6     Document Type: Article

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