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A Practical Guide to Phylogenetics for Nonexperts
Published on: February 6, 2014
系統遺伝的バイオームの保守主義は,世界規模で
Michael D Crisp1, Mary T K Arroyo, Lyn G Cook
1School of Botany and Zoology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia. mike.crisp@anu.edu.au
Nature
|February 17, 2009
まとめ
生物は祖先のバイオームにとどまる傾向があり,何百万年にもわたってバイオームのシフトは稀である. この生態学的保守主義は,種の分布と植民地化に影響を与え,気候変動のなかでの進化的可能性に影響を与えます.
科学分野:
- 進化生物学の進化生物学について
- バイオジオグラフィー バイオジオグラフィー
- エコロジー エコロジー エコロジー
背景:
- 生物の分布を理解することは,進化生物学の中心にある.
- エコロジカル・コンセラビズムについては,地方・地域規模で知られているが,大陸規模での長期的な証拠は不足している.
研究 の 目的:
- 地質的な時間スケールと大陸の間の生態学的保守主義の範囲を評価する.
- 生物群の静止と生物群のシフトが種化と植民地化における役割を調査する.
主な方法:
- 南半球全体で11,000種以上の植物の祖先バイオームを推測しました.
- 種化と海洋横断の植民地化におけるバイオームの保守主義を分析した.
主要な成果:
- 生物種の静止は,生物のシフトと比較して25:1以上の比率で発生しました.
- エコロジカルな保守主義は,海洋を越えて新しい陸地を植民する種でも一般的であった.
- 適したバイオームの利用可能性は,大陸間での設立に大きな影響を与えた.
結論:
- 生態学的保守主義は,進化の時間における種分布を形作る支配的な力である.
- バイオームのシフトに対する限られた能力は,気候変動によって引き起こされるバイオームの収縮の下で,進化の可能性を損なう可能性があります.
- バイオーム間の移行の稀さは,バイオームの分類組成に影響する.
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