Niches and radiations: a case study on the Andean sapphire‐vented puffleg Eriocnemis luciani and coppery‐naped puffleg E. sapphiropygia (Aves, Trochilidae)

• Published in: Journal of avian biology Vol. 51; no. 1
• Main Authors: Ramoni‐Perazzi, Paolo, Schuchmann, Karl‐L., Weller, André, Soto‐Werschitz, Irma Alejandra, Passamani, Marcelo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2020; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Andes region; Biodiversity; Biogeography; case studies; Divergence; Environmental factors; Eriocnemis; Eriocnemis luciani; Eriocnemis luciani sapphiropygia; Genetic drift; geographical distribution; hummingbirds; Natural selection; niche conservatism; niche modelling; Niche overlap; Niches; prediction; Radiation; Regions; Speciation; Taxonomy; Trochilidae; tropical Andes; Tropical climate; Andes region

The interaction between ecology and evolution, particularly with regard to speciation processes, remains a main topic of scientific research. Andean hummingbirds have undergone a remarkable radiation, with many species exhibiting patchy distributions and, in some cases, taxonomic controversy. An exa...