A phylogenetic perspective on the distribution of plant diversity

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 105, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 11549-11555

  Donoghue, Michael J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Climate change; Community assembly; Historical biogeography; Niche conservatism

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ERICACEAE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PLANT EVOLUTION; PLANT GROWTH; POACEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION; ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE; EVOLUTION; GEOGRAPHY; PLANT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CLIMATE; EVOLUTION; GEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 50049126124     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0801962105     Document Type: Article

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