The monophyly of island radiations: An evaluation of niche pre-emption and some alternative explanations

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 653-657

  Silvertown, Jonathan ^a   Francisco Ortega, Javier ^b,c   Carine, Mark ^d  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Center for Tropical Plant Conservation   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation; Macaronesia; Niche pre emption; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PHYLOGENY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; MACARONESIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 27644461026     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01038.x     Document Type: Review

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