Coping with habitat heterogeneity: The story of Mediterranean blue tits

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 148, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Blondel, Jacques ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Gene flow; Local specialisation; Maladaptation; Phenotypic plasticity; Source sink

Indexed keywords

GENE FLOW; HABITAT MOSAIC; HETEROGENEITY; LOCAL ADAPTATION; PASSERINE; PATCHINESS; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; SPECIALIZATION;

CYANISTES CAERULEUS;

EID: 36749083453     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0161-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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