Niche divergence and lineage diversification among closely related Sistrurus rattlesnakes

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 317-328

  Wooten, J A ^a   Gibbs, H L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological speciation; Environmental niche models; Lineage diversification; Niche divergence and conservation; Sistrurus rattlesnakes

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DIVERGENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NICHE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHYLOGENETICS; SNAKE; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CROTALUS; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CROTALUS; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC SPECIATION; GEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; UNITED STATES;

CROTALUS; SERPENTES; SISTRURUS;

EID: 84855832617     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02426.x     Document Type: Article

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