Grass diversification in Madagascar: In situ radiation of two large C3 shade clades and support for a Miocene to Pliocene origin of C4 grassy biomes

Hackel, Jan; S. Vorontsova, Maria; P. Nanjarisoa, Olinirina; C. Hall, Russell; Razanatsoa, Jacqueline; Malakasi, Panagiota; Besnard, Guillaume

doi:10.1111/jbi.13147

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Grass diversification in Madagascar: In situ radiation of two large C3 shade clades and support for a Miocene to Pliocene origin of C4 grassy biomes

Published in Journal of Biogeography • Feb 15, 2018

Authors:

Jan Hackel

Maria S. Vorontsova

Olinirina P. Nanjarisoa

Abstract

Abstract Aim Grasses (Poaceae) are found in all major habitats of Madagascar and have a particular importance in C4 grasslands, whose origins are controversial. We aimed to estimate the number, age and origins of endemic grass lineages in the Madagascar region, and to compare the diversification of ...

Subject

Endemism

Range (aeronautics)

Ecology

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