The uplift of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau and glacial oscillations triggered the diversification of Tetraogallus (Galliformes, Phasianidae)

Abstract The Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP) plays an important role in avian diversification. To reveal the relationship between the QTP uplift and avian diversification since the Late Cenozoic, here, we analyzed the phylogenetic relationship and biogeographical pattern of the genus Tetraogallus (Galli...

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Main Authors: Li Ding, Jicheng Liao, Naifa Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-02-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6008