Analysis of range expansion in two species undergoing character displacement: Why might invaders generally 'win' during character displacement?

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 696-704

  Rice, A M ^a,b   Pfennig, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Character displacement; Coalescent based analysis; Competition; Historical selection; Phylogeography; Population genetics; Spadefoot toads

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CHARACTER DISPLACEMENT; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; POPULATION GROWTH; RANGE EXPANSION; RESOURCE USE; SELECTION; TOAD;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FROGS AND TOADS; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANURA; ARIZONA; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; HAPLOTYPES; NEW MEXICO; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SELECTION (GENETICS); SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANURA; PELOBATIDAE; SPEA BOMBIFRONS; SPEA MULTIPLICATA;

EID: 42049108849     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01518.x     Document Type: Article

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