GEOGRAPHICAL RANGES OF AUSTRALIAN MAMMALS

被引：80

作者：

SMITH, FDM ^{[1
]}

MAY, RM ^{[1
]}

HARVEY, PH ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV OXFORD,DEPT ZOOL,OXFORD OX1 3PS,ENGLAND

来源：

JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY | 1994年 / 63卷 / 02期

关键词：

RAPOPORT; RANGE SIZE; AUSTRALIA; MAMMALS; BIOGEOGRAPHY;

D O I：

10.2307/5561

中图分类号：

Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];

学科分类号：

071012 ; 0713 ;

摘要：

Rapoport's rule states that geographical range size increases from the tropics towards the poles. We test this rule using data on Australian mammals and find that it does not hold. Latitudinal and longitudinal patterns in mammal range size correlate with continental width. However, there are clear relationships among range size, species richness, vegetation and climate. The arid centre of Australia contains the fewest mammal species, with the largest ranges, whereas the moist and mountainous east coast, and the monsoonal north, contain large numbers of species with small ranges.

引用

页码：441 / 450

页数：10

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