Aquatic Biodiversity in the Amazon: Habitat Specialization and Geographic Isolation Promote Species Richness

Aquatic Biodiversity in the Amazon: Habitat Specialization and Geographic Isolation Promote Species Richness

The Neotropical freshwater ichthyofauna has among the highest species richness and density of any vertebrate fauna on Earth, with more than 5,600 species compressed into less than 12% of the world’s land surface area, and less than 0.002% of the world’s total liquid water supply. How have so many sp...

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Main Authors: Roberto E. Reis, Hernan Ortega, Blanca Rengifo, Roberto Quispe, Jessica Espino, Isabel Corahua, Emmanuel L. Maxime, Meghan A. Holder, Paulo Petry, Tiago P. Carvalho, James S. Albert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-04-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
freshwater fishes
geodispersal
species diversity
species richness
stream capture
tropical rainforest
vicariance
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/1/2/205/

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