Evolution of climatic niche specialization: A phylogenetic analysis in amphibians

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 281, Issue 1795, 2014, Pages

  Bonetti, Maria Fernanda ^a   Wiens, John J ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Climate; Evolution; Niche; Phylogeny; Specialization

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; AMPHIBIAN; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DATA SET; NICHE; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SPECIALIZATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRADE-OFF;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 84908133568     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2013.3229     Document Type: Article

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