Repeated range expansion and niche shift in a volcanic hotspot archipelago: radiation of Hawaiian Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae)
Ya Yang, Clifford Morden, Margaret Sporck-Koehler, Lawren Sack, Paul Berry
This study traces the biogeographic and evolutionary history of Hawaiian Euphorbia, showing dispersal from older to younger islands and shifts from open to closed habitats, supporting the taxon cycle hypothesis.
bioRxiv · Jun 2, 2016Evolutionary Biology