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Trachycarpeae palms as models to understand patterns of island biogeography and diversification

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dc.contributor.authorBacon, Christine Dorothy, author
dc.contributor.authorSimmons, Mark P., advisor
dc.contributor.authorAngert, Amy L., committee member
dc.contributor.authorMcKay, John K., committee member
dc.contributor.authorWagner, Warren Lambert, committee member
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Area
dc.coverage.spatialSoutheast Asia
dc.coverage.spatialHawaii
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T04:58:08Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T04:58:08Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractPalms are iconic members of tropical flora and are representative of the vast diversity found in rain forests across the world. Outside of being fundamental for forest structure and function and for human well-being in many tropical countries, palms also emerge as models for evolutionary studies. Because of their long history, rich fossil record, and dispersal ability, palms have been suggested to track forest evolution and change through time. In this dissertation, I use various molecular and analytical techniques to show that palms are an excellent model for understanding patterns of biogeography and diversification in tropical forests. Results show that Miocene dispersal was a driving force in island diversification across the world from the Caribbean, to Southeast Asia, to Hawaii. Data also support that differential shifts in diversification are key to shaping diversity patterns on Southeast Asian islands and across Wallace's Line. At finer scales, results show the importance of hybridization in the diversification of island lineages. Together, this research defines important conclusions from Trachycarpeae palms and extends them to the understanding of islands and to tropical forests in general.
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dc.format.mediumdoctoral dissertations
dc.identifierBacon_colostate_0053A_10661.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/46372
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartof2000-2019
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dc.subjectdispersal
dc.subjectdiversification
dc.subjectisland
dc.subjectphylogenetics
dc.subject.lcshArecaceae
dc.subject.lcshPalmae
dc.titleTrachycarpeae palms as models to understand patterns of island biogeography and diversification
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thesis.degree.disciplineBiology
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

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