Does chemical defence increase niche space? A phylogenetic comparative analysis of the Musteloidea

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 863-881

  Arbuckle, Kevin ^a   Brockhurst, Michael ^b   Speed, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antipredator mechanisms; Behavioural constraints; Ecological opportunity; Natural enemies

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; DIET; DIMORPHISM; EVOLUTION; LIFE HISTORY; MAMMAL; NATURAL ENEMY; NICHE; PHYLOGENETICS; PREDATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84881027416     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-013-9629-z     Document Type: Article

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