High survival of Darwin's finch hybrids: Effects of beak morphology and diets

Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 500-509

  Grant, B Rosemary ^a   Grant, Peter R ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beak morphology; Darwin's finches; Dry season survival; El Ni o; Feeding efficiency; Geospiza; Hybrids; Intermediate diets; Seed sizes

Indexed keywords

DAPHNE; FRINGILLIDAE; GEOSPIZA; GEOSPIZA FORTIS; GEOSPIZA FULIGINOSA; GEOSPIZA SCANDENS; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA ECHIOS; CACTACEAE;

BEAK MORPHOLOGY; DIET; HYBRID; SURVIVAL;

PACIFIC, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, ISLA DAPHNE MAJOR;

EID: 0030390387     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2265625     Document Type: Article

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