Composition and structure of Caribbean bat (Chiroptera) assemblages: Effects of inter-island distance, area, elevation and hurricane-induced disturbance

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 747-757

  Presley, Steven J ^a   Willig, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Bats; Caribbean islands; Community structure; Endemic species; Island biogeography; Nestedness; Phyllostomidae; Species co occurrence; Species composition

Indexed keywords

BAT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; NESTEDNESS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS;

CHIROPTERA; MYCTEROPERCA FUSCA; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE;

EID: 54149119339     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2008.00412.x     Document Type: Article

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