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Why do different oceanic archipelagos harbour contrasting levels of species diversity? The macaronesian endemic genus Pericallis (Asteraceae) provides insight into explaining the ‘Azores diversity Enigma’

BACKGROUND: Oceanic archipelagos typically harbour extensive radiations of flowering plants and a high proportion of endemics, many of which are restricted to a single island (Single Island Endemics; SIEs). The Azores represents an anomaly as overall levels of endemism are low; there are few SIEs an...

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Autores principales: Jones, K. E., Pérez-Espona, S., Reyes-Betancort, J. A., Pattinson, D., Caujapé-Castells, J., Hiscock, S. J., Carine, M. A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5055660/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27717307
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-016-0766-1