Timing and ecological priority shaped the diversification of sedges in the Himalayas

Background Diversification patterns in the Himalayas have been important to our understanding of global biodiversity. Despite recent broad-scale studies, the most diverse angiosperm genus of the temperate zone—Carex L. (Cyperaceae), with ca. 2100 species worldwide—has not yet been studied in the Him...

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Main Authors: Uzma, Pedro Jiménez-Mejías, Rabia Amir, Muhammad Qasim Hayat, Andrew L. Hipp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/6792.pdf