Comparative phylogeography of Atlantic reef fishes indicates both origin and accumulation of diversity in the Caribbean

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Two processes may contribute to the formation of global centers of biodiversity: elevated local speciation rates (the center of origin hypothesis), and greater accumulation of species formed elsewhere (the center of accumulation hypo...

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Main Authors: Robertson D Ross, Rocha Claudia R, Rocha Luiz A, Bowen Brian W
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-05-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/157