Climatic niche evolution and species diversification in the cape flora, South Africa

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2201-2211

  Schnitzler, Jan ^a   Graham, Catherine H ^b   Dormann, Carsten F ^c,d   Schiffers, Katja ^e   Peter Linder, H ^f  

^a SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Babiana; Cape flora; Diversification; Ecological niche; Fynbos; Macroevolution; Niche evolution; Ornstein Uhlenbeck; Phylogenetics; Succulent Karoo

Indexed keywords

CAPE FLORISTIC REGION; FYNBOS; MONOCOTYLEDON; NICHE; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA;

BABIANA; IRIDACEAE;

EID: 84869742107     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12028     Document Type: Article

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