Adaptive Radiations in the Context of Macroevolutionary Theory: A Paleontological Perspective

Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 181-191

  Lieberman, Bruce S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation; Exaptation; Geographic radiation; Macroevolution; Speciation; Species selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861774924     PISSN: 00713260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11692-012-9165-8     Document Type: Article

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