The roles of ecology, behaviour and effective population size in the evolution of a community

• Published in: Molecular ecology Vol. 26; no. 14; pp. 3775 - 3784
• Main Authors: Hung, Chih‐Ming, Drovetski, Sergei V., Zink, Robert M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2017
• Subjects: Animal Migration; Animals; Assembly; Avifauna; Biological Evolution; Biota; Bird populations; birds; Birds - classification; Caucasus region; Cell Nucleus - genetics; coalescence; Colonization; community assembly; community structure; comparative phylogeography; Comparative studies; Differentiation; Dispersal; Divergence; DNA, Mitochondrial - genetics; Ecological effects; Ecological monitoring; ecological specialization; Ecology; effective population size; Endemism; Evolution; Forests; Gene Flow; Genetic structure; genetic variation; habitats; indigenous species; migration; migratory behavior; Mitochondria; mitochondrial genes; multilocus; Phylogeography; Population Density; Population number; Populations; Specialization; Speciation; Caucasus region; migration; coalescence; ecological specialization; multilocus; community assembly; comparative phylogeography

Organismal traits such as ecological specialization and migratory behaviour may affect colonization potential, population persistence and degree of isolation, factors that determine the composition and genetic structure of communities. However, studies focusing on community assembly rarely consider...