The selection mosaic and diversifying coevolution between crossbills and lodgepole pine

American Naturalist

Volumn 153, Issue SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Benkman, Craig W ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coevolution; Competition; Divergent selection; Geographic mosaic; Predator prey; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC COMPETITION; COEVOLUTION; SEED PREDATION;

LOXIA CURVIROSTRA; PINUS CONTORTA; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS;

EID: 0033046358     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303213     Document Type: Article

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