Exploring the combined role of eustasy and oceanic island thermal subsidence in shaping biodiversity on the Galápagos

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1227-1241

  Ali, Jason R ^a   Aitchison, Jonathan C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Eustasy; Gal pagos; Island evolution; Oceanic island subsidence; Palaeogeographical reconstruction; Reptiles; Speciation

Indexed keywords

EUSTACY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; RECONSTRUCTION; REPTILE; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBPOPULATION; SUBSIDENCE; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS;

COLUBER; IGUANIA; IGUANIDAE; PHYLLODACTYLUS; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84902331897     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12313     Document Type: Article

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