The evolution of body size in birds. I. Evidence for non-random diversification

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 925-934

  Maurer, Brian A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aves; Body mass evolution; Cope's Rule; Diversification of species; Extinction; Natural selection; Speciation

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BODY SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL;

EID: 0032427552     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006512121434     Document Type: Article

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