Space versus phylogeny: Disentangling phylogenetic and spatial signals in comparative data

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 276, Issue 1654, 2009, Pages 21-30

  Freckleton, Robert P ^a   Jetz, Walter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative method; Mammals; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTION; MAMMAL; PHYLOGENY; SIGNALING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CARNIVORE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GENETIC TRAIT; GEOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPACE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ARTIODACTYLA; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 58149218288     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0905     Document Type: Article

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