An asymmetry in niche conservatism contributes to the latitudinal species diversity gradient in New World vertebrates

Ecology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1318-1325

  Smith, Brian Tilston ^a   Bryson Jr , Robert W ^b,d   Houston, Derek D ^c   Klicka, John ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biogeography; Nearctic region; Neotropical region; Niche evolution; Tropical niche conservatism

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; NEARCTIC REGION; NEOTROPICAL REGION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; TROPIC CLIMATE; VERTEBRATE; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

AMERICAS; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ECOLOGY; TROPICAL CLIMATE; VERTEBRATES;

NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84867102080     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01855.x     Document Type: Article

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