Niche conservatism: Integrating evolution, ecology, and conservation biology

Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics

Volumn 36, Issue , 2005, Pages 519-539

  Wiens, John J ^a   Graham, Catherine H ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Climate; Invasive species; Speciation; Species richness

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EVOLUTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; NICHE; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

EID: 30344446365     PISSN: 00664162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.36.102803.095431     Document Type: Review

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