Dispersal, gene flow, niche divergence and local adaptation in the hyper-diverse ruschioid Aizoaceae: testing alternative modes of speciation in the Knersvlakte quartz field flora of the Succulent Karoo, South Africa
What are the roles of alternative modes of speciation in the generation of biological diversity? This question is fundamental to the debate surrounding the origins of extraordinarily diverse regions and clades. Diversification in the Cape flora of South Africa has been intensively studied owing to i...
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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2018
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27384 |