Trait plasticity in species interactions: A driving force of community dynamics

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 617-629

  Berg, Matty P ^a   Ellers, Jacintha ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Community assembly; Functional traits; Invasion ecology; Niche model; Phenotypic plasticity; Resource acquisition trade off

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; GLOBAL WARMING; INVASIVE SPECIES; NICHE PARTITIONING; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRADE-OFF; URBANIZATION;

EID: 77952674526     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-009-9347-8     Document Type: Article

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