Cooper et al 2008 PRSB

<strong>Data from:</strong> <em>Cooper N., Rodríguez J. &amp; Purvis A. (2008). A common tendency for phylogenetic overdispersion in mammalian assemblages. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 275, 2031–2037.</em> <em><br></em> NRI and NTI data are for <em>Cynomys</em> outgroup tree and 500km species pool. All phylogenies are provided in the trees file. References for communities are given in the refs file. <strong>Variable descriptions</strong> <strong>Locality</strong> Name of community locality <strong>Longitude </strong>Longitudinal midpoint of community locality <strong>Latitude</strong>. Latitudinal midpoint of community locality <strong>Area</strong>. Area of the community locality (km2) <strong>References.</strong> See refs file for full sources <strong>Phalangeriformes</strong>. Number of phalangeriform possums in community <strong>North American ground squirrels.</strong> Number of Xerinae squirrels in community <strong>New World monkeys. </strong>Number of Platyrrhini monkeys in community <strong>NRI</strong>. Net Relatedness Index. See Webb et al 2002 Ann Rev Ecol Evol Syst. <strong>NTI</strong>. Nearest Taxon Index. See Webb et al 2002 Ann Rev Ecol Evol Syst.