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Dispersal and diversification of the heathers (Erica; Ericaceae)

Open access paper published in 2019 shows the biogeographic route to spectacular diversification of the 800+ species of heathers.

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Infrequent colonisation limited by geographic proximity and/or niche similarity
Drakensberg Mountains colonisation sink, not “stepping stone” between Cape and Tropical Africa
Dramatic species radiations in Erica result of single unique dispersals over longer distances between ecologically dissimilar areas

Get the full text free from the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology: https://bmcevolbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12862-019-1545-6

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Michael Pirie, UiB

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11.02.2022