Ecological niche differentiation in the Aphelocoma jays: A phylogenetic perspective

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 369-383

  Rice, Nathan H ^a,b   Martínez Meyer, Enrique ^a,c   Peterson, A Townsend ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE ZOOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ecological niche; Geographical distribution; Niche evolution; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; EVOLUTION; NICHE; PASSERINE; PHYLOGENY;

APHELOCOMA; CORVIDAE;

EID: 0345446031     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8312.2003.00242.x     Document Type: Review

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