Naturalists, natural history, and the nature of biological diversity

American Naturalist

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 423-435

  Ricklefs, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Community ecology; Competition; E. O.Wilson; Host pathogen relationships; Neutral theory; Niche relationships; Niche theory; Species richness; Taxon cycle

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; NATURAL SELECTION; POPULATION SIZE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; HISTORY;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; NATURAL HISTORY;

EID: 84858779153     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/664622     Document Type: Article

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