Calibration of molecular clocks and the biogeographic history of Crypteroniaceae.
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A recent molecular clock analysis concluded that Gondwanan vicariance and out-of-India dispersal best explained the distribution of Crypteroniaceae and its allies (Conti et al. 2002). A reanalysis of their data using a different molecular dating technique and calibration point is congruent with an alternative hypothesis, namely dispersal between India, Africa, and South America long after the initial break-up of Gondwana.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Evolution; international journal of organic evolution
دوره 58 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004