Towards a unification of movement ecology and biogeography: Conceptual framework and a case study on Afrotropical ducks

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1401-1411

  Cumming, Graeme S ^a   Gaidet, Nicolas ^b   Ndlovu, Mduduzi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Africa; Alopochen aegyptiaca; Anas erythrorhyncha; Anatidae; Biogeography; Dispersal; Movement; Niche; Species range

Indexed keywords

AFROTROPICAL REGION; BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOTELEMETRY; BIRD; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MOLT; MOVEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SATELLITE DATA; STOCHASTICITY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ALOPOCHEN AEGYPTIACUS; ANAS; ANAS ERYTHRORHYNCHA; ANATIDAE; ANSER;

EID: 84864020564     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2012.02711.x     Document Type: Article

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