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Sympatric speciation in palms on an oceanic island

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  • Vincent Savolainen

    (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)

  • Marie-Charlotte Anstett

    (Centre for Evolutionary and Functional Ecology, UMR 5175)

  • Christian Lexer

    (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)

  • Ian Hutton
  • James J. Clarkson

    (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)

  • Maria V. Norup

    (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
    University of Aarhus)

  • Martyn P. Powell

    (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)

  • David Springate

    (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)

  • Nicolas Salamin

    (University of Lausanne)

  • William J. Baker

    (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)

Abstract

Two species of Howea palm endemic to the remote Lord Howe Island are sister taxa and diverged from each other well after the island was formed 6.9 million years ago — providing clear support for sympatric speciation.

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  • Vincent Savolainen & Marie-Charlotte Anstett & Christian Lexer & Ian Hutton & James J. Clarkson & Maria V. Norup & Martyn P. Powell & David Springate & Nicolas Salamin & William J. Baker, 2006. "Sympatric speciation in palms on an oceanic island," Nature, Nature, vol. 441(7090), pages 210-213, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:441:y:2006:i:7090:d:10.1038_nature04566
    DOI: 10.1038/nature04566
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    1. Louise Brousseau & Matthieu Foll & Caroline Scotti-Saintagne & Ivan Scotti, 2015. "Neutral and Adaptive Drivers of Microgeographic Genetic Divergence within Continuous Populations: The Case of the Neotropical Tree Eperua falcata (Aubl.)," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(3), pages 1-23, March.

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