Macroecological explanations for differences in species richness gradients: A canonical analysis of South American birds

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1819-1827

  Bini, Luis Mauricio ^a   Diniz Filho, José Alexandre Felizola ^a,b   Hawkins, Bradford A ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Canonical correlation analysis; Climate; South America; Spatial gradients; Species richness

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PHYLOGENY; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

SOUTH AMERICA;

APODIFORMES; AVES; GALLIFORMES; TROCHILIFORMES;

EID: 6944231025     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2004.01126.x     Document Type: Article

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