Phylogenetic niche conservatism, phylogenetic signal and the relationship between phylogenetic relatedness and ecological similarity among species

Ecology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 995-1003

  Losos, Jonathan B ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Phylogenetic effect; Phylogenetic niche conservatism; Phylogenetic signal

Indexed keywords

BROWNIAN MOTION; CONSERVATION GENETICS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; NICHE; PHYLOGENETICS;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; GENE FLOW; GENETICS; LIZARD; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; GENE FLOW; GENETIC SPECIATION; LIZARDS; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS;

EID: 51249095575     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2008.01229.x     Document Type: Review

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