Null models of geographic range size evolution reaffirm its heritability

American Naturalist

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 221-231

  Waldron, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clade selection; Comparative method; Diversification; Macroecology; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; HERITABILITY; PHYLOGENETICS; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; EVOLUTION; GEOGRAPHY; NORTH AMERICA; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; EVOLUTION; GEOGRAPHY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NORTH AMERICA; PHYLOGENY;

AVES;

EID: 34547686027     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/518963     Document Type: Article

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