A new phylogenetic diversity measure generalizing the shannon index and its application to phyllostomid bats

American Naturalist

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 236-243

  Allen, Benjamin ^a,b   Kon, Mark ^a,b   Bar Yam, Yaneer ^b  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND COMPLEX SYSTEMS INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Diversity index; Phylogenetic entropy; Quadratic diversity; Shannon index

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; BAT; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIVERSITY INDEX; PHYLOGENETICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELATEDNESS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CHIROPTERA; CLASSIFICATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; MEXICO; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

CHIAPAS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

PHYLLOSTOMIDAE;

EID: 70149113478     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/600101     Document Type: Article

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