Phylogenetic perspective on ecological niche evolution in american blackbirds (Family Icteridae)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 869-878

  Eaton, Muir D ^a,b   Soberón, Jorge ^a   Peterson, A Townsend ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b DRAKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Character evolution; Comparative method; Convergent evolution; GARP; Niche modelling

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTION; NICHE; PASSERINE; PHYLOGENY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

EUPHAGUS; ICTERIDAE; TURDUS MERULA;

EID: 48249091253     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.01040.x     Document Type: Article

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