Global biogeography of scaly tree ferns (Cyatheaceae): Evidence for Gondwanan vicariance and limited transoceanic dispersal

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 402-413

  Korall, Petra ^a   Pryer, Kathleen M ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyatheaceae; Gondwana; Historical biogeography; Lagrange; Long distance dispersal; Scaly tree ferns; Transoceanic dispersal; Vicariance

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; DATA SET; DISPERSAL; DIVERGENCE; FERN; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; JURASSIC; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RANGE EXPANSION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; VICARIANCE;

AUSTRALASIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ALSOPHILA (FERN); CYATHEA; CYATHEACEAE; FILICOPHYTA; GYMNOSPHAERA (FERN); SPHAEROPTERIS;

EID: 84892506383     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12222     Document Type: Article

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