Article
Diverse staghorn corals (Acropora) in high-latitude Eocene assemblages: implications for the evolution of modern diversity patterns of reef corals.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Apr 2006
Wallace Carden C, Rosen Brian R
Abstract excerpt
Acropora is the most diverse genus of reef-building corals in the world today. It occurs in all three major oceans; it is restricted to latitudes 31 degrees N-31 degrees S, where most coral reefs occur, and reaches greatest diversity in the central Indo-Pacific. As an exemplar genus, the long-term history of Acropora has implications for the evolution and origins of present day biodiversity patterns of reef...
Topics
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Animals
- Anthozoa
- England
- Fossils
- France
- Genetic Speciation
- Genetic Variation
- Geography
- Phylogeny
