Environmentally driven phenotypic convergence and niche conservatism accompany speciation in hoary bats

Abstract Species that are geographically widespread may exist across environmentally heterogeneous landscapes that could influence patterns of occupation and phylogeographic structure. Previous studies have suggested that geographic range size should be positively correlated with niche breadth, allo...

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Main Authors: J. Angel Soto-Centeno, Nancy B. Simmons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26453-y