Individual specialization and the seeds of adaptive radiation in Darwin's finches

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 365-380

  De León, Luis Fernando ^a,b,c   Rolshausen, Gregor ^a   Bermingham, Eldredge ^c   Podos, Jeffrey ^d   Hendry, Andrew P ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS Y SERVICIOS DE ALTA TECNOLOGÍA   (Panama)

^c SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation; Darwin's finches; Ecological speciation; Gal pagos; Individual specialization; Intraspecific competition; Niche variation

Indexed keywords

FRINGILLIDAE; GEOSPIZA FORTIS;

EID: 84873630415     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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