Historical processes enhance patterns off diversity along latitudinal gradients

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 273, Issue 1599, 2006, Pages 2283-2289

  Stevens, Richard D ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bats; Biodiversity; Diversification; Historical processes; History; Latitudinal gradient

Indexed keywords

BAT; BIODIVERSITY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

ARTICLE; BAT; BIODIVERSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXON; TROPICS;

PHYLLOSTOMIDAE;

EID: 33748663750     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3596     Document Type: Article

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