Response to Collins et al. (2011) |
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| Authors: | James G Sanderson Jared Diamond Stuart L Pimm |
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| Institution: | 1. Wildlife Conservation Network, Los Altos, CA, USA;2. Geography Department, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA;3. Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA E‐mail: stuartpimm@me.com |
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| Abstract: | We note serious problems in Collins et al. (Journal of Biogeography, 2011, doi: 10.1111/j.1365‐2699.2011.02506.x ): failure to use over 80% of the available data; failure to use one of the two available archipelagoes; mistaken inclusion of four species; and reliance on a grossly inadequate number of null matrices. Curing the paper of these problems would have strengthened the evidence for checkerboards and the role of competition. |
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| Keywords: | Birds Bismarck Archipelago checkerboards competition Solomon Islands supertramps |
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