Niche evolution and adaptive radiation: Testing the order of trait divergence

Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 7 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Ackerly, D D ^a   Schwilk, D W ^b   Webb, C O ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation; Ceanothus; Cerastes; Coast Range; Community assembly; Euceanothus; Habitat, niche conservatism; Phylogenetic comparative methods; Sierra Nevada; Specific leaf area; Trait divergence; Transverse Range

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; COEXISTENCE; DIVERGENCE; LEAF AREA; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NICHE OVERLAP; PHYLOGENETICS; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); WOODY PLANT;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CEANOTHUS; CERASTES;

EID: 33749846224     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[50:neaart]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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