Rapoport effect in South American Carnivora (Mammalia): null models under geometric and phylogenetic constraints
Rapoport effect predicts that species geographic range sizes will increase toward higher latitudes, probably reflecting adaptations to extreme climatic conditions that increase species tolerance. Recently, studies about spatial patterns in species richness and geographic range size may be associated...
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Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Biology |
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