Do global diversity patterns of vertebrates reflect those of monocots?

Few studies of global diversity gradients in plants exist, largely because the data are not available for all species involved. Instead, most global studies have focussed on vertebrates, as these taxa have historically been associated with the most complete data. Here, we address this shortfall by f...

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Main Authors: Lynsey McInnes, F Andrew Jones, C David L Orme, Benjamin Sobkowiak, Timothy G Barraclough, Mark W Chase, Rafaël Govaerts, Douglas E Soltis, Pamela S Soltis, Vincent Savolainen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3641068?pdf=render