Distribution, diversity patterns and faunogenesis of the millipedes (Diplopoda) of the Himalayas
The Himalayas support a highly rich, diverse, multi-layered, mostly endemic diplopod fauna which presently contains >270 species, 53 genera, 23 families and 13 orders. This is the result of mixing the ancient, apparently Tertiary and younger, Plio-Pleistocene elements of various origins,...
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| description | The Himalayas support a highly rich, diverse, multi-layered, mostly endemic diplopod fauna which presently contains >270 species, 53 genera, 23 families and 13 orders. This is the result of mixing the ancient, apparently Tertiary and younger, Plio-Pleistocene elements of various origins, as well as the most recent anthropochore (= man-mediated) introductions. At the species and, partly, generic levels, the fauna is largely autochthonous and sylvicolous, formed through abounding in situ radiation and vicariance events. In general, the species from large genera and families tend to occupy a wide range of altitudes, but nearly each of the constituent species shows a distribution highly localized both horizontally and altitudinally, yet quite often with sympatry or even syntopy involved. The bulk of the fauna is Indo-Malayan in origin, with individual genera or families shared with those of SE Asia (mostly) and/or S India (few). Sino-Himalayan and, especially, Palaearctic components are subordinate, but also clearly distinguishable. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2e590cb716834053909c3f06943297a32022-12-21T19:15:21ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702018-03-0174133410.3897/zookeys.741.2004120041Distribution, diversity patterns and faunogenesis of the millipedes (Diplopoda) of the HimalayasSergei I. Golovatch0Jochen Martens1Institute for Problems of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of SciencesJohannes Gutenberg University of MainzThe Himalayas support a highly rich, diverse, multi-layered, mostly endemic diplopod fauna which presently contains >270 species, 53 genera, 23 families and 13 orders. This is the result of mixing the ancient, apparently Tertiary and younger, Plio-Pleistocene elements of various origins, as well as the most recent anthropochore (= man-mediated) introductions. At the species and, partly, generic levels, the fauna is largely autochthonous and sylvicolous, formed through abounding in situ radiation and vicariance events. In general, the species from large genera and families tend to occupy a wide range of altitudes, but nearly each of the constituent species shows a distribution highly localized both horizontally and altitudinally, yet quite often with sympatry or even syntopy involved. The bulk of the fauna is Indo-Malayan in origin, with individual genera or families shared with those of SE Asia (mostly) and/or S India (few). Sino-Himalayan and, especially, Palaearctic components are subordinate, but also clearly distinguishable.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=20041 |
| spellingShingle | Sergei I. Golovatch Jochen Martens Distribution, diversity patterns and faunogenesis of the millipedes (Diplopoda) of the Himalayas ZooKeys |
| title | Distribution, diversity patterns and faunogenesis of the millipedes (Diplopoda) of the Himalayas |
| title_full | Distribution, diversity patterns and faunogenesis of the millipedes (Diplopoda) of the Himalayas |
| title_fullStr | Distribution, diversity patterns and faunogenesis of the millipedes (Diplopoda) of the Himalayas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Distribution, diversity patterns and faunogenesis of the millipedes (Diplopoda) of the Himalayas |
| title_short | Distribution, diversity patterns and faunogenesis of the millipedes (Diplopoda) of the Himalayas |
| title_sort | distribution diversity patterns and faunogenesis of the millipedes diplopoda of the himalayas |
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