Neotropical biodiversity: timing and potential drivers

The origin of extant neotropical biodiversity has been a controversial topic since the time of Darwin. In this review, I discuss the timing of, and potential driving factors associated with, diversification using recent evidence from molecular phylogenetics. Although these studies provide new insigh...

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Vydáno v:Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam) Ročník 26; číslo 10; s. 508 - 513
Hlavní autor: Rull, Valentí
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2011
Elsevier
Témata:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Biodiversity
Biological and medical sciences
Biological Evolution
Central America
classification
Climate Change
Extinction, Biological
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
genetics
Genetics of eukaryotes. Biological and molecular evolution
Geological Phenomena
Mexico
paleoecology
phylogeny
Plants
Plants - classification
Plants - genetics
South America
Synecology
tropics
South America
Central America
Mexico
Dynamical climatology
Climate change
Neogene
Geographic distribution
Biological evolution
Phylogeny
Timing
Biodiversity
Neotropical Region
Pleistocene
ISSN:0169-5347, 1872-8383, 1872-8383
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Shrnutí:The origin of extant neotropical biodiversity has been a controversial topic since the time of Darwin. In this review, I discuss the timing of, and potential driving factors associated with, diversification using recent evidence from molecular phylogenetics. Although these studies provide new insights into the subject, they are sensitive to dating approaches and targets, and can eventually lead to biased conclusions. A careful analysis suggests that the origin of extant neotropical biodiversity cannot be attributed to the action of one or few events during key time intervals. Rather, it is the result of complex ecological and evolutionary trends initiated by Neogene tectonic events and palaeogeographical reorganisations, and maintained by the action of Pleistocene climatic changes.
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DOI:10.1016/j.tree.2011.05.011