Underlying microevolutionary processes parallel macroevolutionary patterns in ancient Neotropical Mountains

• Published in: bioRxiv
• Main Authors: Dantas-Queiroz, Marcos Vinicius, Tami Da Costa Cacossi, Barbara Simoes Santos Leal, Cleber Juliano Neves Chaves, Vasconcelos, Thais N C, Leonardo De Melo Versieux, Palma-Silva, Clarisse
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Cold Spring Harbor Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 27.08.2020
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Endemic species; Environmental changes; Evolutionary genetics; Genetic diversity; Geographical distribution; Mountains; Oscillations; Pleistocene; Population; Population dynamics; Population structure; Population studies; Species richness; Vriesea

The exceptional species-richness associated with mountains worldwide is linked to the fragmented topography of these areas, responsible for constantly isolating populations during periods of climatic fluctuations. Consequently, endemism and spatial turnover in mountains are very high and few species...