Radiating despite a lack of character: closely related, morphologically similar, co-occurring honeyeaters have diverged ecologically
Eliot T. Miller, Sarah K. Wagner, Luke J. Harmon, Robert E. Ricklefs
This study examines ecomorphological relationships and trait evolution in Australian honeyeaters, finding that morphology and ecology are correlated but not fully congruent, and that ecological diversity does not decline with phylogenetic diversity in arid regions.
bioRxiv · Dec 17, 2015 · PreprintEcology