Niche conservatism drives elevational diversity patterns in appalachian salamanders

American Naturalist

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-54

  Kozak, Kenneth H ^a   Wiens, John J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Elevation; Niche conservatism; Phylogeny; Speciation; Species richness

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CLADISTICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ELEVATION; MOUNTAIN REGION; NICHE PARTITIONING; PHYLOGENY; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ADAPTATION; ALTITUDE; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME; UNITED STATES; URODELA;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; APPALACHIAN REGION; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYLOGENY; TIME FACTORS; URODELA;

ANIMALIA; PLETHODON JORDANI; PLETHODONTIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 77953796487     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/653031     Document Type: Article

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