Phylogenetic beta diversity metrics, trait evolution and inferring the functional beta diversity of communities

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Swenson, Nathan G ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC SIMILARITY; GENETIC TRAIT; INDIA; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; ALTITUDE; BIODIVERSITY; GEOGRAPHY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

RAIN;

ALTITUDE; BIODIVERSITY; GEOGRAPHY; INDIA; PHYLOGENY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; RAIN;

EID: 79959585797     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021264     Document Type: Article

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