Document Type
Book Chapter
Department
Biology (CMC), WM Keck Science (CMC), Biology (Pitzer), WM Keck Science (Pitzer), Biology (Scripps), WM Keck Science (Scripps), WM Keck Science
Publication Date
1997
Abstract
Limestone caves in the tropics are typically associated with a more diverse assemblage of vertebrates than are caves in temperate regions. Chapman [87] for example, has reported 37 species from the caves of Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, whereas Bailey [43] lists only 13 for the equally cavernicolous Guadeloupe Mountains National Park, New Mexico, USA. Twenty-eight vertebrate species have been recorded from Jamaican caves. The relative importance of the five Classes differ in these three areas as shown in Table 1 (overleaf).
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Recommended Citation
McFarlane, D. A. (1997). Jamaican cave vertebrates. In A.G. Fincham (Ed.), Jamaica Underground. The caves, sinkholes and underground rivers of the island. (pp. 57-62). The University of the West Indies Press.
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