Low functional diversity and no redundancy in British avian assemblages

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 977-985

  Petchey, Owen L ^a   Evans, Karl L ^a   Fishburn, Isla S ^a   Gaston, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HABITAT TYPE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

AVES;

EID: 34547866694     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01271.x     Document Type: Article

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