The Evolution of Functionally Redundant Species; Evidence from Beetles.

While species fulfill many different roles in ecosystems, it has been suggested that numerous species might actually share the same function in a near neutral way. So-far, however, it is unclear whether such functional redundancy really exists. We scrutinize this question using extensive data on the...

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Main Authors: Marten Scheffer, Remi Vergnon, Egbert H van Nes, Jan G M Cuppen, Edwin T H M Peeters, Remko Leijs, Anders N Nilsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4598105?pdf=render