Paleodistributions and Comparative Molecular Phylogeography of Leafcutter Ants (Atta spp.) Provide New Insight into the Origins of Amazonian Diversity

Greg Laden's Blog referenced this article in "Re-examining the cause of speciation and species diversity in the tropics" on 30 Jul 2008 at 18:08 GMT

"Did Past Climate Changes Promote Speciation in the Amazon? Any time you've got a whopping big river like the Amazon (or a mountain chain like the Andes, or an ocean, or whatever), you've gotta figure that it will be a biogeographical barrier. Depending on the..."

Hoxful Monsters referenced this article in "Clue to amazing biodiversity in Amazon" on 24 Jul 2008 at 19:20 GMT

"Amazon basin is known for its richest diversity of life on this planet but reason for this abundance remained unknown. Some excellent work by American and Brazilian researchers, led by former graduate student Dr. Scott Solomon of The University of Texa..."

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