Palaeodistribution modelling does not support disjunct Pleistocene refugia in several Central American plant taxa

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 662-675

  Poelchau, Monica F ^a   Hamrick, J L ^b  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Central America; Ecological niche modelling; Last Glacial Maximum; Neotropical tree diversity; Palaeodistribution modelling; Phylogeography; Pleistocene refuge theory

Indexed keywords

GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HABITAT TYPE; NICHE PARTITIONING; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOCLIMATE; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE; RANGE SIZE; REFUGE; TAXONOMY;

CENTRAL AMERICA;

EID: 84875069496     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02648.x     Document Type: Article

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