Serpentine mountain uplift in northern Japan triggered the divergence of a narrow endemic from a widespread (sub)arctic Asia-Alaska species complex of Lagotis (Plantaginaceae)
A. Sugano, T. Fukuda, Y. Murai, C. Olga, S. Yoshihisa, Y. Tsunamoto, H. Tsuboi, Y. Nishikawa, T. Shimamura, H. Fujita, K. Nakamura
The paper investigates the divergence of two narrow endemic Lagotis species in northern Japan from a widespread (sub)arctic Asia-Alaska species complex, linking it to mountain uplift and ecological factors.
bioRxiv · Nov 28, 2019 · PreprintEcology