Phylogenies and community ecology

Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics

Volumn 33, Issue , 2002, Pages 475-505

  Webb, Campbell O ^a   Ackerly, David D ^b   McPeek, Mark A ^c   Donoghue, Michael J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Dartmouth College ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Community assembly and organization; Niche differentiation; Phylogenetic conservatism; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; NICHE PARTITIONING; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 0036909621     PISSN: 00664162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.33.010802.150448     Document Type: Review

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