Species interactions during diversification and community assembly in an island radiation of shrews.

BACKGROUND: Closely related, ecologically similar species often have adjacent distributions, suggesting competitive exclusion may contribute to the structure of some natural communities. In systems such as island archipelagos, where speciation is often tightly associated with dispersal over oceanic...

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Main Authors: Jacob A Esselstyn, Sean P Maher, Rafe M Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3131392?pdf=render