Characterization of a parapatric contact zone between Astrocaryum macrocalyx and Astrocaryum urostachys at the boundary of the Marañón-Pastaza flood plain and the Iquitos arch

This study identifies a parapatric contact zone between Astrocaryum macrocalyx and Astrocaryum urostachys at the boundary between the Marañón-Pastaza flood plain and the Iquitos Arch, in the northern Peruvian Amazon. The area sampled covers 35,5 ha in the form of 9 transects 1-3 km long × 20 m wide....

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Main Authors: Víctor Vargas Paredes, Jean-Christophe Pintaud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos 2014-03-01
Series:Revista Peruana de Biología
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Online Access:http://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/3073