Diversity, body mass, and latitudinal gradients in primates

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 283-300

  Harcourt, A H ^a   Schreier, B M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biogeography; Body size; Macroecology

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BIOGEOGRAPHY; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

CATARRHINI; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CERCOPITHECINAE; CERCOPITHECUS; HOMINIDAE; MACACA; PRIMATES;

EID: 62549149384     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-009-9342-5     Document Type: Article

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