Consensus between genes and stones in the biogeographic and evolutionary history of Central America

Quaternary Research (United States)

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 311-324

  Gutiérrez García, Tania Anaid ^a,b   Vázquez Domínguez, Ella ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Evolutionary history; GABI (Great American Biotic Interchange); Middle America; Phylogeography; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY; GABI (GREAT AMERICAN BIOTIC INTERCHANGE); MIDDLE AMERICA; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION GENETICS;

TECTONICS;

BIOGEOGRAPHY; DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTION; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION GENETICS; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

CENTRAL AMERICA;

EID: 84877139269     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: 10960287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2012.12.007     Document Type: Review

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