Explaining the causes of the zoogeographic transition around the Isthmus of Kra: Using bats as a case study

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2362-2372

  Hughes, Alice C ^a   Satasook, Chutamas ^b   Bates, Paul J J ^c   Bumrungsri, Sara ^b   Jones, Gareth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Centre for Systematics and Biodiversity Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Climatic zones; Extinction; Glaciation; Peninsula effect; Sea level changes; Sunda Shelf; Zoogeographic transition zone

Indexed keywords

BAT; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXTINCTION; GEOPHYSICS; GLACIATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRANSITION ZONE; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

ISTHMUS OF KRA;

CHIROPTERA;

EID: 81255158027     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02568.x     Document Type: Article

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