Ecological niche models in phylogeographic studies: Applications, advances and precautions

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 233-248

  Alvarado Serrano, Diego F ^a   Knowles, L Lacey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Coalescent modelling; Ecological niche models; Phylogeography

Indexed keywords

BIOTA; ECOLOGY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES;

BIOTA; ECOLOGY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY;

EID: 84894248423     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: 17550998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.12184     Document Type: Article

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