Biogeography of Chilean herpetofauna: Distributional patterns of species richness and endemism

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-171

  Vidal, Marcela A ^a,b   Soto, Eduardo R ^b   Veloso, Alberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL BÍO BÍO   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Areas of endemism; Biogeography; Conservation; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIOCLIMATOLOGY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; ENDEMISM; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NATIONAL PARK; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REPAIR; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 70149086074     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853809788201108     Document Type: Article

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