Latitudinal Range Variation of Trees in the United States: A Reanalysis of the Applicability of Rapoport's RuleFootnote*
*I wish to thank Dr. Daniel Simberloff and Dr. Sandy Echternacht for their comments, advice, and support regarding this project. I also wish to thank Kyle J. Schlachter for his assistance with data collection and analysis. Finally, I thank four anonymous reviewers for their detailed comments and suggestions, which improved this manuscript considerably.

Chad S. Lane University of Tennessee

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