Areas and algorithms: Evaluating numerical approaches for the delimitation of areas of endemism in the Canary Islands archipelago

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 593-611

  Carine, Mark A ^a   Humphries, Christopher J ^a   Guma, I Rosana ^b   Reyes Betancort, J Alfredo ^b   Santos Guerra, Arnoldo ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO CANARIO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Areas of endemism; Canary Islands; Cladistic biogeography; Ndm; PAE; Phenetics

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARCHIPELAGO; CELL ORGANELLE; CLADISTICS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA SET; ENDEMISM; TAXONOMY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 62149143285     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.02016.x     Document Type: Article

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