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As old as the mountains: the radiations of the Ericaceae.
The New phytologist - 1 Jul 2015
Schwery Orlando, Onstein Renske E, Bouchenak-Khelladi Yanis, Xing Yaowu, Carter Richard J, Linder Hans Peter
Abstract excerpt
Mountains are often more species-rich than lowlands. This could be the result of migration from lowlands to mountains, of a greater survival rate in mountains, or of a higher diversification rate in mountains. We investigated this question in the globally distributed family Ericaceae, which includes c. 4426 species ranging from sea level to > 5000 m. We predict that the interaction of low specific leaf area (SLA)...
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