Density-dependent cladogenesis in birds.
A characteristic signature of adaptive radiation is a slowing of the rate of speciation toward the present. On the basis of molecular phylogenies, studies of single clades have frequently found evidence for a slowdown in diversification rate and have interpreted this as evidence for density dependen...
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Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-03-01
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Series: | PLoS Biology |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2270327?pdf=render |