Biogeography and evolution of the vertebrate fauna in campo rupestre , a megadiverse Neotropical montane open ecosystem

• Published in: Biological journal of the Linnean Society Vol. 145; no. 3
• Main Authors: Oswald, Caroline B, Silveira, Fernando A O, Cornelissen, Tatiana, Costa, Lílian M, Costa, Henrique C, Dagosta, Fernando C P, Domingos, Fabricius M C B, Eterovick, Paula C, Freitas, Guilherme H S, Guedes, Thaís B, Guerra, Tadeu J, Goulart, Fernando F, Hoffmann, Diego, Leite, Felipe S F, Machado, Caio G, Maruyama, Pietro K, Oliveira, Henrique J, Perini, Fernando A, Pezzuti, Tiago L, Tagliacollo, Victor A, Tunes, Pedro Henrique, Vasconcelos, Marcelo F, Magalhães, Rafael F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 01.07.2025
• Subjects: Anniversaries; Biodiversity; Biogeography; Endemic species; Endemism; Fauna; Grasslands; Lizards; Mountains; Pollinators; Seed dispersal; Threatened species; Vertebrates

Mountains are hotspots of biodiversity and endemism, but biogeography and diversification in tropical montane grasslands remain poorly understood. We reviewed hypotheses explaining the origin of vertebrate fauna ranging from phylogeography to community-scale patterns, while also considering historic...