Emerging patterns in the comparative analysis of phylogenetic community structure

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 572-592

  Vamosi, S M ^a   Heard, S B ^b   Vamosi, J C ^a   Webb, C O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversification; Phylogenetic community structure; Phylogeography; Speciation; Tree balance

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REVIEW;

BIODIVERSITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GEOGRAPHY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 58849095783     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.04001.x     Document Type: Review

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