Why migrate? A test of the evolutionary precursor hypothesis

American Naturalist

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 344-359

  Boyle, W Alice ^a   Conway, Courtney J ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Evolution of migration; Foraging flock; Phylogenetically independent contrasts; Resource variability; Tyranni

Indexed keywords

EDGE EFFECT; EVOLUTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FRUGIVORY; GROUP SIZE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MIGRATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEASON;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIRDS; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY; SEASONS;

AVES; TYRANNI;

EID: 33847350684     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/511335     Document Type: Article

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