An assessment of endemism and species richness patterns in the Australian Anura

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 583-596

  Slatyer, Cameron ^b   Rosauer, Dan ^a,b   Lemckert, Francis ^c,d  

^a Department of the Environment and Heritage   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

^c Forest Science Centre   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anura; Conservation biogeography; Endemism; Frogs; Hylidae; Microhylidae; Myobatrachidae; Palaeogeography; Species richness; Weighted endemism

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDEMISM; FROG; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PRIORITIZATION; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES INVENTORY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANURA; HYLIDAE; MICROHYLIDAE; MYOBATRACHIDAE;

EID: 33947706233     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01647.x     Document Type: Article

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