Nature Communications (Jul 2016)

Biotic interchange between the Indian subcontinent and mainland Asia through time

  • Sebastian Klaus,
  • Robert J. Morley,
  • Martin Plath,
  • Ya-Ping Zhang,
  • Jia-Tang Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12132
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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The Paleogene continental collision between the Indian subcontinent and Asia initiated biotic interchange over a timescale of millions of years. Klaus et al. develop a phylogeographic method to estimate the dynamics of biotic interchange over these timescales, revealing periods of acceleration, stagnation and decline.