Speciation and phylogeography of Hawaiian terrestrial arthropods.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00309.x

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Speciation and phylogeography of Hawaiian terrestrial arthropods.

Molecular ecology - 1 Apr 1998

Roderick G K, Gillespie R G

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The Hawaiian archipelago is arguably the world's finest natural laboratory for the study of evolution and patterns of speciation. Arthropods comprise over 75% of the endemic biota of the Hawaiian Islands and a large proportion belongs to species radiations. We classify patterns of speciation with...

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Animals
Arthropod Vectors
Arthropods
Genetic Variation
Geography
Hawaii
Phylogeny
Population Dynamics

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