Omnivory in birds is a macroevolutionary sink

oleh: Gustavo Burin, W. Daniel Kissling, Paulo R. Guimarães, Çağan H. Şekercioğlu, Tiago B. Quental

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2016-04-01

Deskripsi

Diet is known to influence speciation, but much less is known about how this process operates at macroevolutionary scales. Using a global dietary database of birds, Burin et al. show that omnivory is associated with higher extinction and lower speciation rates compared to other guilds.