Predicting distributions of Mexican mammals using ecological niche modeling

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 658-662

  Illoldi Rangel, Patricia ^a   Sánchez Cordero, Víctor ^a   Peterson, A Townsend ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Ecological niche; GARP; Genetic algorithm; Geographic Information Systems; Potential geographic distribution

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GIS; MAMMAL; NICHE; PREDICTION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; OAXACA;

ARTIODACTYLA; CHIROPTERA; INSECTIVORA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 4344600707     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/BER-024     Document Type: Article

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