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Asian Primate Species Richness Correlates with Rainfall

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  • Yi-Chen Wang
  • Amrita Srivathsan
  • Chen-Chieh Feng
  • Agus Salim
  • Myron Shekelle

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Previous studies of meta-analyses found significantly positive correlations between primate species richness and rainfall for Africa, Madagascar and the Neotropics, with the exception of Asia, leaving the open question whether that anomaly is the result of sampling bias, biogeography, or some other factor. This study re-examines the question using modelled data, with primate species richness data from the Southeast Asian Mammals Databank and rainfall data from the Climatic Research Unit. Data processing with Geographical Information Systems resulted in 390 sample points. Reduced major axis and ordinary least squares regressions were employed to examine the relationship for six regions, including the whole study area of Southeast Asia, and the subareas of Huxley West, Huxley East, Mainland Southeast Asia, Borneo, and Sumatra. The results showed a significant positive relationship between primate species richness and mean annual rainfall for Southeast Asia (r = 0.26, P

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  • Yi-Chen Wang & Amrita Srivathsan & Chen-Chieh Feng & Agus Salim & Myron Shekelle, 2013. "Asian Primate Species Richness Correlates with Rainfall," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(1), pages 1-8, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0054995
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054995
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