Evolution of bird migration in a biogeographical context

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1951-1959

  Bruderer, Bruno ^a   Salewski, Volker ^b  

^a SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avian biogeography; Colonization; Dispersal; Palaeoclimate; Passerine phylogeny; Pleistocene; Range shifts; Seasonality; Southern home; Tropical origin

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; COLONIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISPERSAL; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MIGRATION; PALEOCLIMATE; PASSERINE; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; RANGE EXPANSION; SEASONALITY; SURVIVAL; TAXONOMY; WADER; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

AVES; PASSERIDA; PASSERIFORMES; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 53849124010     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01992.x     Document Type: Review

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