Diversity patterns of small mammals in the Zambales Mts., Luzon, Philippines

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 456-466

  Balete, Danilo S ^a   Heaney, Lawrence R ^a   Josefa Veluz, Maria ^b   Rickart, Eric A ^c  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b National Museum of the Philippines   (Philippines)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Elevational gradients; Endemism; Invasive species; Philippines; Species richness

Indexed keywords

DIVERSITY INDEX; ELEVATION; ENDEMISM; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION ECOLOGY; RAINFOREST; RODENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CENTRAL LUZON; LUZON; PHILIPPINES; ZAMBALES; ZAMBALES MOUNTAINS;

APOMYS; MAMMALIA; RHYNCHOMYS; RODENTIA;

EID: 72449156641     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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