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Morphological shifts in island-dwelling birds: the roles of generalist foraging and niche expansion

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2003

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Scott, Susan
Clegg, Sonya
Blomberg, Simon Phillip
Kikkawa, Jiro
Owens, Ian P F

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Society for the Study of Evolution

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Passerine birds living on islands are usually larger than their mainland counterparts, in terms of both body size and bill size. One explanation for this island rule is that shifts in morphology are an adaptation to facilitate ecological niche expansion.

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Keywords: adaptation; ecomorphology; feeding ecology; generalist; island; niche breadth; passerine; animal; article; Australia; beak; body constitution; comparative study; environment; feeding behavior; geography; histology; New Zealand; physiology; songbird; Anima Foraging; Generalism; Islands; Morphology; Niche; Zosterops

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/86939

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ANU Research Publications

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Evolution

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