The latitudinal and bathymetric ranges of marine fishes: A global analysis to test the application of Rapoport's Rule

Marine Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 483-493

  Fortes, Rafael R ^a   Absalão, Ricardo S ^b,c  

^a CENTRO FEDERAL DE EDUCAÇÃO TECNOLÓGICA CELSO SUCKOW DA FONSECA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bathymetric range; Bony fishes; Latitudinal range; Macroecology; Marine; Rapoport's Rule

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLIMATE VARIATION; FISH; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MACROECOLOGY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; RANGE SIZE; RAPOPORT RULE; TAXONOMY;

ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (EAST); INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (WEST); PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST);

OSTEICHTHYES; PISCES;

EID: 78649482407     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2010.00357.x     Document Type: Article

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