EcologybioRxiv
Altitudinal range-size distribution of breeding birds and environmental factors for the determination of species richness: An empirical test of altitudinal Rapoports rule and rescue effect on a local scale
J.-Y. Kim, C. Seo, S. Hong…·S. H. Eo
This study tests altitudinal Rapoports rule and rescue effect by analyzing species range-size distribution and environmental factors, finding support for Rapoports rule and climatic hypothesis but not ambient energy hypothesis.
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0203511