Coevolution between crossbills and black pine: The importance of competitors, forest area and resource stability

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 942-953

  Benkman, C W ^a   Parchman, T L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Coevolution; Geographic mosaic; Loxia curvirostra; Phenotypic selection; Pinus nigra; Predator prey interactions; Resource variability; Sciurus vulgaris; Seed predation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ARMS RACE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GRANIVORY; HABITAT MOSAIC; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEED PREDATION; SELECTION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAK; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SONGBIRD; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BEAK; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; GEOGRAPHY; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LINEAR MODELS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PASSERIFORMES; PHENOTYPE; PINUS;

CONIFEROPHYTA; LOXIA; LOXIA CURVIROSTRA; PINUS NIGRA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS; SCIURUS VULGARIS;

EID: 65349084362     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01703.x     Document Type: Article

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