Elevational gradients in phylogenetic structure of ant communities reveal the interplay of biotic and abiotic constraints on diversity

Ecography

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 364-371

  Machac, Antonin ^a   Janda, Milan ^b,c   Dunn, Robert R ^d   Sanders, Nathan J ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOGEOGRAPHY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FILTRATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AUSTRIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957543751     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2010.06629.x     Document Type: Article

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