Biogeography of species richness gradients: Linking adaptive traits, demography and diversification

Biological Reviews

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 457-479

  Carnicer, Jofre ^a,b   Brotons, Lluís ^c   Stefanescu, Constantí ^b,d   Peñuelas, Josep ^b  

^a Centre for Life Sciences   (Netherlands)

^b CREAF   (Spain)

^c CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^d Museu de Granollers Ciències Naturals C Francesc Macià   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adaptive trait; Adaptive trait continuum; Behaviour; Clinal variation; Demographic variability; Diversification; Genomics; Phylogeny; Species richness gradient; Systems biology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; GENETICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; SPECIES EXTINCTION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; GENETIC FITNESS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 84859425654     PISSN: 14647931     EISSN: 1469185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-185X.2011.00210.x     Document Type: Article

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