Low levels of climate niche conservatism may explain clade diversity patterns in the South African genus Pelargonium (Geraniaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 954-960

  Martínez Cabrera, Hugo I ^a,b   Schlichting, Carl D ^a   Silander, John A ^a   Jones, Cynthia S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cape Floristic Region; Climate; Diversification; Geraniaceae; Maxent; Niche evolution; Pelargonium; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CAPE FLORISTIC REGION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DICOTYLEDON; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NICHE PARTITIONING; PHYLOGENETICS; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE; PELARGONIUM; PHYLOGENY; SOUTH AFRICA;

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PELARGONIUM; PHYLOGENY; SOUTH AFRICA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

GERANIACEAE; PELARGONIUM;

EID: 84860561661     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1100600     Document Type: Article

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