Phylogeography of western Mediterranean Cymbalaria (Plantaginaceae) reveals two independent long-distance dispersals and entails new taxonomic circumscriptions
Abstract The Balearic Islands, Corsica and Sardinia (BCS) constitute biodiversity hotspots in the western Mediterranean Basin. Oligocene connections and long distance dispersal events have been suggested to cause presence of BCS shared endemic species. One of them is Cymbalaria aequitriloba, which,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-12-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36412-1 |