A strong Madagascan rainforest MDE and no equatorward increase in species richness: Re-analysis of 'The missing Madagascan mid-domain effect', by Kerr J.T., Perring M. & Currie D.J. (Ecology Letters 9:149-159, 2006)

Ecology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Lees, David C ^a   Colwell, Robert K ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Birds; Latitudinal gradient; Madagascar; Mammals; MDE; Mid domain effect; Range size; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIRD; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MAMMAL; RAINFOREST; RANGE SIZE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANIMAL; BIRD; ECOSYSTEM; MADAGASCAR; MAMMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; ECOSYSTEM; MADAGASCAR; MAMMALS;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 34547436235     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2007.01040.x     Document Type: Review

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