Patterns of species discovery in the Western Ghats, a megadiversity hot spot in India

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 781-790

  Aravind, N A ^a   Tambat, B ^b   Ravikanth, G ^a   Ganeshaiah, K N ^a,b,c   Shaanker, R Uma ^a,b,c  

^a ASHOKA TRUST FOR RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Endemic species; Hot spot; Species discovery; Western Ghats

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIRD; BUTTERFLY; CARNIVORE; DICOTYLEDON; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FERN; FROG; GRASS; HOT SPOT; MAMMAL; NEW SPECIES; RARITY; TAXONOMY; TRAJECTORY;

ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; BEETLE; BIRD; BUTTERFLY; FERN; FROG; GRASS; INDIA; ORCHIDACEAE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TIGER;

ANIMALS; INDIA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WESTERN GHATS;

ANURA; AVES; CICINDELIDAE; FILICOPHYTA; ORCHIDACEAE; PAPILIONOIDEA; POACEAE;

EID: 34848868149     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 02505991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12038-007-0079-z     Document Type: Article

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