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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Main Authors: Albert B Phillimore, Trevor D Price
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-03-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2270327?pdf=render