Are islands the end of the colonization road?

Ecologists have, up to now, widely regarded colonization of islands from continents as a one-way journey, mainly because of widely accepted assertions that less diverse island communities are easier to invade. However, continents present large targets and island species should be capable of making t...

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Published in:Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam) 2008-08, Vol.23 (8), p.461-468
Main Authors: Bellemain, Eva, Ricklefs, Robert E.
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Animal and plant ecology
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Geography
Phylogeny
Population Dynamics
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Terrestrial ecosystems
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Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution
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