Spatial heterogeneity in distribution and ecology of Western Palearctic birds

Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2769-2782

  Moller A P ^a,b   Soler, J J ^c   Martin Vivaldi M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b Center for Advanced Study   (Norway)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Band sharing coefficient; Blood parasites; Dispersal; Fragmentation; Morisita's index; Spatial scale; Specialization

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BREEDING POPULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FECUNDITY; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HEMOPARASITE; HETEROGENEITY; LOCAL ADAPTATION; PASSERINE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIALIZATION; SURVIVAL;

EUROPE; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AFRICA;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 77956587575     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-1300.1     Document Type: Article

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