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Taxonomic, phylogenetic, and trait Beta diversity in South American hummingbirds.
The American naturalist - 1 Aug 2014
Weinstein Ben G, Tinoco Boris, Parra Juan Luis, Brown Leone M, McGuire Jimmy A, Stiles F Gary, Graham Catherine H
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Comparison of the taxonomic, phylogenetic, and trait dimensions of beta diversity may uncover the mechanisms that generate and maintain biodiversity, such as geographic isolation, environmental filtering, and convergent adaptation. We developed an approach to predict the relationship between environmental and geographic distance and the dimensions of beta diversity. We tested these predictions using hummingbird...
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