Biological diversification in a complex region: A spatial analysis of faunistic diversity and biogeography of the Andes of Colombia

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1829-1839

  Kattan, Gustavo H ^a,c,d   Franco, Padu ^a,b   Rojas, Vladimir ^a,b   Morales, Germán ^b  

^a Fundacion EcoAndina   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^c Colombia Prog Wildl Conserv Soc ^*  (Colombia)

^d Universidad del Valle ^*  (Colombia)

Author keywords

Andes; Biodiversity; Biotic diversification; Biotic radiation; Colombia; Ecoregional planning; Protected area planning; Speciation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDEMISM; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANDES; CAUCA VALLEY; COLOMBIA; MAGDALENA VALLEY; META; SIERRA DE LA MACARENA; SIERRA DE PERIJA; SIERRA DE SANTA MARTA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; AVES; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; PAPILIONOIDEA; RODENTIA;

EID: 6944255409     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2004.01109.x     Document Type: Article

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