Functional divergence between Vachellia and Senegalia could underpin differences in invasiveness and Eltonian niche partitioning in African savannas

For several decades Vachellia and Senegalia have been assumed to be ecological equivalents in African savannas. Their supposedly close evolutionary relationship has, however, been totally revised in light of recent molecular phylogenetic data. These data highlight the deep divergence (± 30 Ma) betwe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lewis, Joel Robin
Other Authors: February, Edmund C
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Science 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11427/31698