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Cladistic biogeographic analysis suggests an early Caribbean diversification in Mexico.
Die Naturwissenschaften - 1 Jul 2007
Escalante Tania, Rodríguez Gerardo, Cao Nathanaël, Ebach Malte C, Morrone Juan J
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The Great American Biotic Interchange has been the predominant paradigm for explaining biotic diversification in the Nearctic/Neotropical overlap or Mexican Transition Zone, which is commonly explained by the collision of the North and South American continental plates, which began in the Oligocene and fused both landmasses. In the most far-reaching cladistic biogeographical analysis of the area to date, evidence...
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