Influences of oceanic islands and the Pleistocene on the biogeography and evolution of two groups of Australasian parrots (Aves: Psittaciformes: Eclectus roratus, Trichoglossus haematodus complex). Rapid evolution and implications for taxonomy and conservation

Influences of oceanic islands and the Pleistocene on the biogeography and evolution of two groups of Australasian parrots (Aves: Psittaciformes: Eclectus roratus, Trichoglossus haematodus complex). Rapid evolution and implications for taxonomy and conservation

The Australasian region is a centre of biodiversity and endemism, mainly based on the tropical climate in combination with the large amount of islands. During the Pleistocene, islands of the Sahul Shelf (Australia, New Guinea, Aru Islands) had been part of the same land mass, while islands within th...

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Main Authors: Braun Michael P., Reinschmidt Matthias, Datzmann Thomas, Waugh David, Zamora Rafael, Häbich Annett, Neves Luís, Gerlach Helga, Arndt Thomas, Mettke-Hofmann Claudia, Sauer-Gürth Hedwig, Wink Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-08-01
Series:European Journal of Ecology
Subjects:
avifauna
Checkerboard distribution
vicariance
dispersal
island biogeography
geographic isolation
Indonesia
Loriidae
population genetics
Psittacidae
Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/eje.2017.3.issue-2/eje-2017-0014/eje-2017-0014.xml?format=INT

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