Recent Dispersal Events among Solomon Islands Bird Species Reveal Differing Potential Routes of Island Colonization1

• Published in: Pacific science Vol. 70; no. 2; pp. 201 - 208
• Main Author: Sardell, Jason M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Hawai'i Press 01.04.2016
• Subjects: biodiversity; birds; colonizing ability; extinction; habitat destruction; islands; phylogeny; satellites; Solomon Islands; species dispersal; Solomon Islands

Species assemblages on islands are products of colonization and extinction events, with traditional models of island biogeography emphasizing build-up of biodiversity on small islands via colonizations from continents or other large landmasses. However, recent phylogenetic studies suggest that islan...