The maximal body mass-area relationship in island mammals

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2278-2285

  Millien, Virginie ^a   Gonzalez, Andrew ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body mass; Community relaxation; Extinction; Island area; Island evolution; Mammal; Maximal body mass

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY MASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MAMMAL; NUMERICAL MODEL; RANGE SIZE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SLOPE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST);

MAMMALIA;

EID: 81255184947     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02561.x     Document Type: Article

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