Trait-dependent diversification and spatio-ecological limits drive angiosperm diversity unevenness across the Canary Islands archipelago
R. E. Brewer, Ornela N. Dehayem, L. Van Hoek, Marcelino J. del Arco Aguilar, Yurena Arjona, William J. Baker, Noor M.S. van den Berg, Juli Caujapé‐Castells, José María Fernández-Palacios, Cristina González‐Montelongo, Ruth Jaén‐Molina, Lucas S. Jansen, Louis S. Jay‐García, Águedo Marrero, Sara Martín‐Hernanz, , Frederic Lens
The paper investigates factors driving uneven angiosperm diversity in the Canary Islands, finding trait-dependent diversification and spatio-ecological limits are key, not lineage age.
bioRxiv · Sep 19, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology