Breeding system, branching processes, hybrid swarm theory, and the humped-back diversity relationship as additional explanations for apparent monophyly in the Macaronesian island flora

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 649-652

  Saunders, N Elizabeth ^a   Gibson, David J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation; Branching processes; Coalescent theory; Hybrid swarm theory; Macaronesia; Microbial model systems; Monophyly; Niche pre emption; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; FLORISTICS; HYBRIDIZATION; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; MACARONESIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 27644469132     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01027.x     Document Type: Review

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