The formation of the Indo-Pacific montane avifauna
A. H. Reeve, J. D. Kennedy, J. M. Pujolar, B. Petersen, M. P. K. Blom, P. Alström, T. Haryoko, P. G. P. Ericson, M. Irestedt, J. A. A. Nylander, K. A. Jonsson
This study investigates the formation of Indo-Pacific montane avifauna by testing two hypotheses on mountain colonization, finding that Eurasian-origin species colonized via direct colonization while Australo-Papuan-origin species evolved from lowland ancestors.
bioRxiv · Jun 15, 2022Evolutionary Biology