Omnivory in birds is a macroevolutionary sink

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.

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Main Authors: Gustavo Burin, W. Daniel Kissling, Paulo R. Guimarães, Çağan H. Şekercioğlu, Tiago B. Quental
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/83f4d0ba0166437180cbe669a775d095
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