Environmental and geographic correlates of the taxonomic structure of primate communities

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 382-393

  Kamilar, Jason M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha diversity; Beta diversity; Biogeography; Community ecology; Species turnover

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ANIMAL COMMUNITY; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HABITAT; MADAGASCAR; NEOTROPICS; PRIMATE; SPECIES COMPOSITION; TAXONOMY; VICARIANCE;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHY; PRIMATES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 67649625689     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20993     Document Type: Article

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