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William Joseph McShea

Smithsonian Conservation Biology InstituteORCID 0000-0002-8102-0200Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Alex J. JenseniD· 1 shared Benjamin R. GoldsteiniD· 1 shared Brian J. ReichiD· 1 shared Brigit R. RooneyiD· 1 shared Elizabeth M. KierepkaiD· 1 shared Krishna PacificiiD· 1 shared Michael V. CoveiD· 1 shared Rachel A. Roberts· 1 shared

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Mammal niches are not conserved over continental scales

Benjamin R. Goldstein, Krishna Pacifici, Alex J. Jensen, Brian J. Reich, Michael V. Cove, William Joseph McShea, Brigit R. Rooney, Elizabeth M. Kierepka, Rachel A. Roberts, Roland Kays

The paper shows that environmental niches of North American mammals vary spatially and are not conserved, challenging the niche conservatism hypothesis and suggesting local adaptations or unmodeled interactions.

bioRxiv · Jan 17, 2025 · PreprintEcology