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在南非半沙漠的冰川植物中,进化速度无与伦比

C Klak¹, G Reeves, T Hedderson

¹Bolus Herbarium, Department of Botany, University of Cape Town, 7701 Rondebosch, South Africa. klak@botzoo.uct.ac.za

|January 1, 2004

概括

苏克伦特卡鲁的艾佐亚属植物家族经历了快速和近期的多样化,创造了1500多种物种. 关键的形态和解剖学创新可能推动了这种特殊的植物辐射事件.

科学领域:

植物学植物学
生态生态学生态生态学
进化生物学进化生物学

背景情况:

南非的生物多样性热点Succulent Karoo拥有大约5000种植物,其中40%以上是特有植物.
艾索亚科 (冰植物) 是卡鲁植物中占主导地位的家族,包括127个属的1750个物种.
该地区是大开普植物群的一部分,其独特的植物多样性在全球得到认可.

研究的目的:

为了研究Aizoaceae家族内一个主要分类的多样化模式.
为了确定这种特定植物辐射事件的节奏和年龄.
为了确定潜在的关键创新驱动Aizoaceae在Succulent Karoo的多样化.

主要方法:

遗传学分析以确定Aizoaceae中得到良好支持的分类.
使用分子时钟方法测定这种辐射的估计年龄.
与多样化相关的形态和解剖特征的比较分析.

主要成果:

一个特定的Aizoaceae类,有1563个物种,大多是非洲南部的特有物种,最近 (3.88.7万年前) 迅速多样化.
与其他已知的植物辐射相比,多样化率 (每百万年0.771.75) 异常高.
多样化与几个形态和一个解剖学特征的演变密切相关.

结论:

这个Aizoaceae类的快速和广泛的多样化代表了植物辐射的独特案例.
提出了特定的形态和解剖学特征作为促进这种多样化的关键创新.
了解这些创新,可以了解塑造生物多样性热点的进化过程,如Succulent Karoo.

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