Ecological generalization during adaptive radiation: Evidence from Neogene mammals

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 555-577

  Feranec, Robert S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation; Diet; Habitat; Hypsodonty; Key adaptation; Mammal; Niche breadth; Ungulata

Indexed keywords

CAMELIDAE; EQUIDAE; MAMMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 34347222821     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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