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An endemic rat species complex is evidence of moderate environmental changes in the terrestrial biodiversity centre of China through the late Quaternary.
Scientific reports - 10 Apr 2017
Ge Deyan, Lu Liang, Cheng Jilong, Xia Lin, Chang Yongbin, Wen Zhixin, Lv Xue, Du Yuanbao, Liu Qiyong, Yang Qisen
Abstract excerpt
The underlying mechanisms that allow the Hengduan Mountains (HDM), the terrestrial biodiversity centre of China, to harbour high levels of species diversity remain poorly understood. Here, we sought to explore the biogeographic history of the endemic rat, Niviventer andersoni species complex (NASC), and to understand the long-term persistence of high species diversity in this region. In contrast to previous...
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