Trait evolution in adaptive radiations: Modeling and measuring interspecific competition on phylogenies

American Naturalist

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 121-137

  Clarke, Magnus ^a   Thomas, Gavin H ^a   Freckleton, Robert P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation; Character displacement; Ecological modeling; Phylogenetics

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; CHARACTER DISPLACEMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MORPHOLOGY; PASSERINE; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SYMPATRY;

FRINGILLIDAE;

ANIMAL; BAYES THEOREM; EVOLUTION; FINCH; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SYMPATRY;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FINCHES; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SYMPATRY;

EID: 85010369527     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/689819     Document Type: Article

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