Comparative analyses of the influence of developmental mode on phenotypic diversification rates in shorebirds

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 273, Issue 1594, 2006, Pages 1619-1624

  Thomas, Gavin H ^a,c   Freckleton, Robert P ^b   Székely, Tamás ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural ecology; Birds; Macroevolution; Phenotypic rates; Phylogenetics

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTION; MATING BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL CARE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENETICS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; WADER;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHICK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; FEEDING; FEMALE; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOREBIRD; SPECIES DIVERSITY; ANIMAL; CHARADRIIFORMES; CLASSIFICATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; NESTING; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ALCIDAE; AVES; CHARADRIIFORMES;

ANIMALS; CHARADRIIFORMES; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 33747174297     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3488     Document Type: Article

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