Why is pollen yellow? And why are there so many species in the tropical rain forest?

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 809-816

  Flenley, John R ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Allopatric speciation; DNA; Evolution of biodiversity; Mutation; Palynological richness; Tertiary volcanic aerosols; Tropical mountain temperatures; UV B insolation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955003395     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02480.x     Document Type: Editorial

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