Unexpected evolutionary diversity in a recently extinct Caribbean mammal radiation

Identifying general patterns of colonization and radiation in island faunas is often hindered by past human-caused extinctions. The insular Caribbean is one of the only complex oceanic-type island systems colonized by land mammals, but has witnessed the globally highest level of mammalian extinction...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences Biological sciences, 2015-05, Vol.282 (1807), p.20142371-20142371
Hauptverfasser:	Brace, Selina, Turvey, Samuel T., Weksler, Marcelo, Hoogland, Menno L. P., Barnes, Ian
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ancient Dna Animals Arvicolinae - genetics Biogeography Biological Evolution Caribbean Region DNA, Mitochondrial - genetics Extinct Mammal Extinction, Biological Fossils Island Evolution Islands Oryzomyini Phylogeny Phylogeography
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