Weak phylogenetic effects on ecological niches of Sylvia warblers

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 956-965

  Böhning Gaese, Katrin ^a   Schuda, M D ^b   Helbig, A J ^c  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cytochrome b; Ecological niches; Ecomorphology; Mantel tests; Migratory behaviour; Molecular phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ECOMORPHOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; NICHE; PASSERINE; PHYLOGENY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; FOOT; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PHYLOGENY; SONGBIRD;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; FOOT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PHYLOGENY; SONGBIRDS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; SYLVIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0042239496     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00605.x     Document Type: Article

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