Limits to elevational distributions in two species of emberizine finches: Disentangling the role of interspecific competition, autoecology, and geographic variation in the environment

Ecography

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 491-504

  Daniel Cadena, Carlos ^a,b   Loiselle, Bette A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; AUTECOLOGY; CLIMATE VARIATION; ELEVATION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIMITING FACTOR; PASSERINE; RANGE EXPANSION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

AVES; BUARREMON; EMBERIZINAE; FRINGILLIDAE;

EID: 34547910634     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2007.0906-7590.05045.x     Document Type: Article

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