Phylogenetic effects on morphological, life-history, behavioural and ecological traits of birds

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 347-364

  Böhning Gaese, Katrin ^a,b   Oberrath, Reik ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avian traits; Behaviour; Ecology; Life history; Mantel permutation tests; Morphology; Phylogenetic effects; Phylogenetic relatedness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000616677     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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