Ecological Niche Differences Underlie the Assembly of Endemic Birds in Acrobiont Forests of Northern Mesoamerica

The study of the structure of species assemblages has typically assumed that similar environments share common species; however, interacting biogeographic and phylogenetic processes are equally important. The understanding that ecological processes operate at different spatial scales to shape species assemblages led to the concept of metacommunity, bridging studies from large (distributional patterns) to smaller scales (synecological approaches). Recent autoecological approaches using ecological niche modelling have addressed the issue, yet indirectly. Still, the assumption of similar ecological requirements persists, although both their understanding and its historical relationship remain elusive. We investigated processes shaping the assembly of a metacommunity of endemic birds in acrobiont forests.

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  2026

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  Journal of Biogeography

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  2026-01-01

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  DOI 10.1111/jbi.70141
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