Disentangling the phylogenetic and ecological components of spider phenotypic variation.

An understanding of how the degree of phylogenetic relatedness influences the ecological similarity among species is crucial to inferring the mechanisms governing the assembly of communities. We evaluated the relative importance of spider phylogenetic relationships and ecological niche (plant morpho...

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Main Authors: Thiago Gonçalves-Souza, José Alexandre Felizola Diniz-Filho, Gustavo Quevedo Romero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3942061?pdf=render