Omnivory in birds is a macroevolutionary sink
Diet is known to influence speciation, but much less is known about how this process operates at macroevolutionary scales. Using a global dietary database of birds, Burin et al. show that omnivory is associated with higher extinction and lower speciation rates compared to other guilds.
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| author | Gustavo Burin W. Daniel Kissling Paulo R. Guimarães Çağan H. Şekercioğlu Tiago B. Quental |
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| description | Diet is known to influence speciation, but much less is known about how this process operates at macroevolutionary scales. Using a global dietary database of birds, Burin et al. show that omnivory is associated with higher extinction and lower speciation rates compared to other guilds. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-83f4d0ba0166437180cbe669a775d0952022-12-21T20:35:43ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232016-04-017111010.1038/ncomms11250Omnivory in birds is a macroevolutionary sinkGustavo Burin0W. Daniel Kissling1Paulo R. Guimarães2Çağan H. Şekercioğlu3Tiago B. Quental4Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São PauloInstitute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED), University of Amsterdam,Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São PauloDepartment of Biology, University of UtahDepartamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São PauloDiet is known to influence speciation, but much less is known about how this process operates at macroevolutionary scales. Using a global dietary database of birds, Burin et al. show that omnivory is associated with higher extinction and lower speciation rates compared to other guilds.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11250 |
| spellingShingle | Gustavo Burin W. Daniel Kissling Paulo R. Guimarães Çağan H. Şekercioğlu Tiago B. Quental Omnivory in birds is a macroevolutionary sink Nature Communications |
| title | Omnivory in birds is a macroevolutionary sink |
| title_full | Omnivory in birds is a macroevolutionary sink |
| title_fullStr | Omnivory in birds is a macroevolutionary sink |
| title_full_unstemmed | Omnivory in birds is a macroevolutionary sink |
| title_short | Omnivory in birds is a macroevolutionary sink |
| title_sort | omnivory in birds is a macroevolutionary sink |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11250 |
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