Using potential distributions to explore environmental correlates of bat species richness in southern Africa: Effects of model selection and taxonomy

Current Zoology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 279-293

  Schoeman, M Corrie ^a   Cotterill, F P D W Woody ^b   Taylor, Peter J ^a,c   Monadjem, Ara ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND   (Swaziland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Macroecology; Niche based models; Spatial models; Species richness

Indexed keywords

CHIROPTERA; PTEROPODIDAE;

EID: 84876771699     PISSN: 16745507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/59.3.279     Document Type: Article

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