Ecological traits influence the current distribution and range of an island endemic bird

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1192-1201

  Illera, Juan Carlos ^a,d   Díaz, Mario ^b   Nogales, Manuel ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE PRODUCTOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canary Islands; Canary Islands stonechat; Food availability; Habitat structure; Island biogeography; Limited dispersal; Range limits; Saxicola dacotiae

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIRD; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HOME RANGE; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; MICROHABITAT; PALEOCLIMATE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREDATOR;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; FUERTEVENTURA; LANZAROTE; LAS PALMAS; MACARONESIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ARTHROPODA; AVES; SAXICOLA DACOTIAE;

EID: 33745032503     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01505.x     Document Type: Article

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