The Linnean shortfall in oceanic island biogeography: A case study in the Azores

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1345-1355

  Schaefer, Hanno ^a,b   Moura, Mónica ^b   Belo Maciel, M Graciete ^b   Silva, Luís ^b   Rumsey, Fred J ^c   Carine, Mark A ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammi; Angelica lignescens; Azorina vidalii; Checklist; Cryptic diversity; Euphorbia stygiana; Island biogeography; ITS; Macroecology; Pericallis malvifolia

Indexed keywords

ARCHIPELAGO; DICOTYLEDON; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; MACROECOLOGY; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PLASTIC; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); SPECIES INVENTORY; TAXONOMY;

AZORES; PORTUGAL;

AMMI; AMMI VISNAGA; ANGELICA LIGNESCENS; AZORINA VIDALII; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA STYGIANA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PERICALLIS MALVIFOLIA;

EID: 79959346329     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02494.x     Document Type: Article

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