Coexistence, Coevoluation and Convergent Evolution in Seabird Communities

• Published in: Ecology
• Main Author: Cody, Martin L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1973
• Subjects: Burrows; Iceland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1934372; http://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.2307%2F1934372; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.2307%2F1934372; https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.2307/1934372

Ecological isolating mechanisms based on differences in size or breeding season operate in many groups of related sympatric seabirds, but not in the alcid species (Aves: Fam. Alcidae) found together in Washington State. At least three of the six coexisting species have similar diets, and all six bre...