Three-dimensional mid-domain predictions: Geometric constraints in North American amphibian, bird, mammal and tree species richness patterns

Ecography

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 435-449

  VanDerWal, Jeremy ^a   Murphy, Helen T ^b   Lovett Doust, Jon ^c,d  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^d MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIRD; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; MAMMAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 49749106587     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-7590.2008.05396.x     Document Type: Review

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