Divergent selection drives the adaptive radiation of crossbills

Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1176-1181

  Benkman, Craig W ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological theory of adaptive radiation; Feeding performance; Fitness surface; Loxia curvirostra; Morphological evolution; Natural selection; Stabilizing selection

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BIRD; EVOLUTION; FEEDING; FITNESS; NATURAL SELECTION;

IDAHO; SOUTH HILLS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; LOXIA; LOXIA CURVIROSTRA; PASSERI;

EID: 0038649983     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2003.tb00326.x     Document Type: Article

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