The historical biogeography of coral reef fishes: Global patterns of origination and dispersal

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 209-224

  Cowman, Peter F ^a   Bellwood, David R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity hotspot; Centre of origin; Coral reef; Coral Triangle; DEC model; Dispersal; Evolution; Indo Australian Archipelago; Lagrange; Survival

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; CORAL REEF; DISPERSAL; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FISH; MIOCENE; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PLIOCENE; RANGE EXPANSION; RECONSTRUCTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVIVAL; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (CENTRAL); PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST);

ANTHOZOA; CHAETODONTIDAE; LABRIDAE; PISCES; POMACENTRIDAE;

EID: 84872606643     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12003     Document Type: Article

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