DNA barcode libraries provide insight into continental patterns of avian diversification.

The causes for the higher biodiversity in the Neotropics as compared to the Nearctic and the factors promoting species diversification in each region have been much debated. The refuge hypothesis posits that high tropical diversity reflects high speciation rates during the Pleistocene, but this conc...

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Main Authors: Darío A Lijtmaer, Kevin C R Kerr, Ana S Barreira, Paul D N Hebert, Pablo L Tubaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3144888?pdf=render