Patterns of endemism of terrestrial mammals inhabiting México are analyzed by applying Parsimony Analysis of Endemicity (PAE) to 47 ecoregions. The ecoregions were classified in 2 main groups: ecoregions of the Baja California Peninsula and ecoregions of the rest of the country. We found 27 ecoregions with characteristic taxa, and 5 areas of endemism: Northern High Plateau, Baja California, Chiapas, Isthmus, and Yucatán Peninsula. Groups of ecoregions are basically congruent with other regionalization schemes previously proposed for the country.
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1 December 2003
USING PARSIMONY ANALYSIS OF ENDEMICITY TO ANALYZE THE DISTRIBUTION OF MEXICAN LAND MAMMALS
Tania Escalante,
David Espinosa,
Juan J. Morrone
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The Southwestern Naturalist
Vol. 48 • No. 4
December 2003
Vol. 48 • No. 4
December 2003