Evolution of Ecological Niche Breadth

Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics

Volumn 48, Issue , 2017, Pages 183-206

  Sexton, Jason P ^a   Montiel, Jorge ^a   Shay, Jackie E ^a   Stephens, Molly R ^a   Slatyer, Rachel A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Fundamental niche; Niche evolution; Performance breadth trade offs; Realized niche; Specialization; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GLOBAL CHANGE; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; NICHE BREADTH; PHYLOGENETICS; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); TRADE-OFF;

EID: 85030262448     PISSN: 1543592X     EISSN: 15452069     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-110316-023003     Document Type: Article

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