Two new genera of songbirds represent endemic radiations from the Shola Sky Islands of the Western Ghats, India
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- 作者：V.V. Robin ; C. K. Vishnudas ; Pooja Gupta ; Frank E. Rheindt…
- 关键词：Phylogenetics ; Birds ; Shola ; Passerine ; Montane ; Sky ; islands ; Taxonomy ; Tropics
- 刊名：BMC Evolutionary Biology
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：December 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：17
- 期：1
- 全文大小：2190KB
- 刊物主题：Evolutionary Biology; Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/ Biogeography; Entomology; Genetics and Population Dynamics; Life Sciences, general;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1471-2148
- 卷排序：17
文摘
BackgroundA long-standing view of Indian biodiversity is that while rich in species, there are few endemics or in-situ radiations within the subcontinent. One exception is the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, an isolated mountain range with many endemic species. Understanding the origins of the montane-restricted species is crucial to illuminate both taxonomic and environmental history.