The macroevolutionary consequences of ecological differences among species

Palaeontology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-129

  Mcpeek, Mark A ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Fossils; Metacommunity; Molecular phylogenies; Species richness

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL RECORD; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENETICS; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

EID: 33846043433     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: 14754983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2006.00616.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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