The influence of spatial scale on the congruence of classifications circumscribing morphological units of biodiversity

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 917-924

  Nipperess, David A ^a   Andersen, Alan N ^b   Pik, Anthony J ^c   Bramble, Roger ^d   Wilson, Peter ^a   Beattie, Andrew J ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^d SBYD Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Classification congruence; Limiting similarity; Morphological variability; Parataxonomy; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIODIVERSITY; ECOTYPE; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; POLYMORPHISM; SPECIALIST; TAXONOMY; TYPE SPECIMEN;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; STURT NATIONAL PARK;

CAMPONOTUS; OTUS; RHYTIDOPONERA;

EID: 54049090408     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2008.00492.x     Document Type: Article

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