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Processes Driving the Adaptive Radiation of a Tropical Tree (Diospyros, Ebenaceae) in New Caledonia, a Biodiversity Hotspot.
Systematic biology - 1 Mar 2016
Paun Ovidiu, Turner Barbara, Trucchi Emiliano, Munzinger Jérôme, Chase Mark W, Samuel Rosabelle
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Due to its special geological history, the New Caledonian Archipelago is a mosaic of soil types, and in combination with climatic conditions this results in a heterogeneous environment across relatively small distances. A group of over 20 endemic species of Diospyros (Ebenaceae) has rapidly and recently radiated on the archipelago after a single long-distance dispersal event. Most of the Diospyros species in the...
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