Explanations for bird species range size: Ecological correlates and phylogenetic effects in the Canary Islands

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2061-2073

  Carrascal, Luis M ^a   Seoane, Javier ^b   Palomino, David ^c   Polo, Vicente ^d  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c SEO/BirdLife ^*  (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abundance; Birds; Body size; Canary Islands; Habitat breadth; Macroecology; Occupancy; Phylogenetic effect; Urban preferences

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARCHIPELAGO; BIRD; BODY SIZE; BREEDING SEASON; DISPERSAL; ENDEMISM; GENERALIST; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HABITAT SELECTION; MACROECOLOGY; NICHE BREADTH; PHYLOGENETICS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RANGE SIZE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AVES;

EID: 53849128179     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01958.x     Document Type: Article

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