The effect of island area on body size in a primate species from the Sunda Shelf Islands

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 362-371

  Schillaci, Michael A ^a   Meijaard, Erik ^b,c   Clark, Terrence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allen's rule; Bergmann's rule; Body size; Geographical variation; Island biogeography; Island rule; Macaca; Macaques; Primates; Rensch's rule; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BODY SIZE; CORRELATION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; PRIMATE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SUNDA SHELF;

MACACA; MACACA FASCICULARIS; PRIMATES;

EID: 58449101848     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01984.x     Document Type: Article

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