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Dispersal and diversification of the heathers (Erica; Ericaceae)
Open access paper published in 2019 shows the biogeographic route to spectacular diversification of the 800+ species of heathers.
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A biogeographic scenario for Erica
- Infrequent colonisation limited by geographic proximity and/or niche similarity
- Drakensberg Mountains colonisation sink, not “stepping stone” between Cape and Tropical Africa
- Dramatic species radiations in Erica result of single unique dispersals over longer distances between ecologically dissimilar areas
Get the full text free from the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology: https://bmcevolbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12862-019-1545-6
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Michael Pirie, UiB
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11.02.2022