Phylogenetic overdispersion of plant species in southern Brazilian savannas;Dispersão filogenética de espécies de plantas em savanas no Sudeste do Brasil

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 843-849

  Silva, I A ^a   Batalha, M A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Assembly rules; Cerrado; Competitive exclusion; Phylogenetic overdispersion; Phylogenetic structure

Indexed keywords

POACEAE;

EID: 70350662248     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1519-69842009000400011     Document Type: Article

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