Miocene and Pliocene dominated diversification of the lichen-forming fungal genus <it>Melanohalea</it> (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) and Pleistocene population expansions

Miocene and Pliocene dominated diversification of the lichen-forming fungal genus <it>Melanohalea</it> (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) and Pleistocene population expansions

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Factors promoting diversification in lichen symbioses remain largely unexplored. While Pleistocene events have been important for driving diversification and affecting distributions in many groups, recent estimates suggest that major...

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Main Authors: Leavitt Steven D, Esslinger Theodore L, Divakar Pradeep K, Lumbsch H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Bayesian skyline plot
BEAST
Divergence times
Coalescence
Concatenation
Lichens
<it>Melanohalea</it>
Pleistocene
Reproductive strategy
Species tree
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/176

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