Does the population density of primate species decline from centre to edge of their geographic ranges?

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 387-392

  Fuller, H L ^a   Harcourt, A H ^a   Parks, S A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Centreedge gradient; Disturbance; Primates; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIMATE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

PRIMATES;

EID: 69849093735     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467409006063     Document Type: Article

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