Last Glacial Maximum led to community-wide population expansion in a montane songbird radiation in highland Papua New Guinea

Last Glacial Maximum led to community-wide population expansion in a montane songbird radiation in highland Papua New Guinea

Abstract Background Quaternary climate fluctuations are an engine of biotic diversification. Global cooling cycles, such as the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), are known to have fragmented the ranges of higher-latitude fauna and flora into smaller refugia, dramatically reducing species ranges. However,...

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Main Authors: Kritika M. Garg, Balaji Chattopadhyay, Bonny Koane, Katerina Sam, Frank E. Rheindt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Quaternary glaciations
Scrubwrens
Sericornis
Demographic history
Genetic expansion
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-020-01646-z

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