The geographical distribution of life and the problem of regionalization: 100 years after Alfred Russel Wallace

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2209-2214

  Whittaker, Robert J ^a,b   Riddle, Brett R ^c   Hawkins, Bradford A ^d   Ladle, Richard J ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS   (Brazil)

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EID: 84888053023     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12235     Document Type: Editorial

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