Species diversity gradients in relation to geological history in North American freshwater fishes

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 693-726

  Smith, Gerald R ^a   Badgley, Catherine ^a   Eiting, Thomas P ^a,b   Larson, Peter S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Discharge variation; Elevation; Extinction rate; Speciation rate; Stability; Tectonics.

Indexed keywords

CATOSTOMIDAE; CENTRARCHIDAE; COTTIDAE; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; ICTALURIDAE; PISCES; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 79251493358     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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