The phylogenetic structure of primate communities: Variation within and across continents

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 801-813

  Kamilar, Jason M ^a   Guidi, Lisa M ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Asia; Biogeography; Competition; Extinction; Macroecology; Madagascar; Mammals; Neotropics; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; MACROECOLOGY; NEOTROPIC ECOZONE; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PRIMATE; RELATEDNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AFRICA; ASIA; MADAGASCAR;

MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 77953086452     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02267.x     Document Type: Article

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