Phylogenetic niche conservatism: What are the underlying evolutionary and ecological causes?

New Phytologist

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 681-694

  Crisp, Michael D ^a   Cook, Lyn G ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Co adapted trait complex; Community assembly; Diversification; Evolutionary constraint; Macroevolution; Pattern and process; Phylogenetic niche conservatism (PNC); Trade offs

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; COEVOLUTION; DISPERSAL; DIVERGENCE; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NICHE; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PREDATION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); TRADE-OFF;

ADAPTATION; ANGIOSPERM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; INHERITANCE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANGIOSPERMS; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC SPECIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENY; SELECTION, GENETIC;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 84867399071     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04298.x     Document Type: Review

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