Time, space and ecology: Why some clades have more species than others

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1948-1962

  Gehrke, Berit ^a   Linder, H Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Africa; Carex; Diversification; Generalized linear models; Geographical range; Habitat heterogeneity; Ranunculus; Sky islands; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; CLADISTICS; DICOTYLEDON; DISPERSAL; DIVERGENCE; ELEVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT TYPE; HETEROGENEITY; LIGHT EFFECT; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; NICHE BREADTH; RANGE SIZE; SEDGE; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); SPECIES RICHNESS; WATER AVAILABILITY;

MADAGASCAR; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CAREX; CYPERACEAE; RANUNCULACEAE; RANUNCULUS;

EID: 80052741573     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02544.x     Document Type: Article

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