Testing Synchrony in Historical Biogeography: The Case of New World Primates and Hystricognathi Rodents

The abrupt appearance of primates and hystricognath rodents in early Oligocene deposits of South America has puzzled mastozoologists for decades. Based on the geoclimatic changes that occurred during the Eocene/Oligocene transition period that may have favoured their dispersal, researchers have prop...

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Main Authors: Leticia Loss-Oliveira, Barbara O. Aguiar, Carlos G. Schrago
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-01-01
Series:Evolutionary Bioinformatics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/EBO.S9008