Multiple origins of insular woodiness on the Canary Islands are consistent with palaeoclimatic aridification
A. Hooft van Huysduynen, S. Janssens, V. Merckx, R. Vos, L. Valente, A. Zizka, M. Larter, B. Karabayir, D. Maaskant, Y. Witmer, J. M. Fernandez-Palacios, L. de Nascimento, R. Jaen Molina, A. Marrero-Rodriguez, M. del Arco, F. Lens
The paper estimates the timing of woodiness origin in Canary Island plant lineages and links it to historical aridification events.
bioRxiv · May 9, 2020Evolutionary Biology