Evolutionary diversifications of plants on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

J Wen, JQ Zhang, ZL Nie, Y Zhong, H Sun - Frontiers in genetics, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) is the highest and one of the most extensive plateaus in
the world. Phylogenetic, phylogeographic, and ecological studies support plant …

Transverse alpine speciation driven by glaciation

GP Wallis, JM Waters, P Upton, D Craw - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2016 - cell.com
The allopatric model of biological speciation involves fracturing of a pre-existing species
distribution and subsequent genetic divergence in isolation. Accumulating global evidence …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial phylogenetics of two topographic extremes of the Hengduan Mountains in southwestern China and its implications for biodiversity conservation

Y Zhang, L Qian, D Spalink, L Sun, J Chen, H Sun - Plant Diversity, 2021 - Elsevier
Previous attempts to elucidate the drivers of speciation mechanisms and spatial distribution
patterns of biodiversity in mountain regions have treated different floras within a single …

Mountains act as museums and cradles for hemipteran insects in China: Evidence from patterns of richness and phylogenetic structure

J Li, Q Li, Y Wu, L Ye, H Liu, J Wei… - Global Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim This study aims to test whether the diversity centres of hemipteran insects are mainly
concentrated in mountains and whether spatial variation exists in the relationship between …

The pan-plastome of tartary buckwheat (fagopyrum tataricum): key insights into genetic diversity and the history of lineage divergence

J Zhou, W He, J Wang, X Liao, K Xiang, M Ma, Z Liu… - BMC plant biology, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum) is an important food and
medicine crop plant, which has been cultivated for 4000 years. A nuclear genome has been …

Uncovering the determinants of biodiversity hotspots in China: Evidence from the drivers of multiple diversity metrics on insect assemblages and implications for …

T Liu, H Liu, Y Yang - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding large-scale biodiversity patterns and underlying mechanisms during the
formation process is essential for guiding conservation efforts. However, previous studies on …

The rise of the Andes promoted rapid diversification in Neotropical Phlegmariurus (Lycopodiaceae)

WL Testo, E Sessa, DS Barrington - New Phytologist, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Tropical mountains are disproportionately biodiverse relative to their surface area, but the
processes underlying their exceptional diversity require further study. Here, we use …

[PDF][PDF] 中国现代石松类和蕨类的系统发育与分类系统

张宪春, 卫然, 刘红梅, 何丽娟, 王丽, 张钢民 - 植物学报, 2013 - researchgate.net
摘要石松类和蕨类植物是以孢子繁殖的维管植物, 在陆地植物演化上占据重要地位.
随着分子系统学研究的开展, 各大类群间的系统发育关系得以阐明, 传统上的概念得以修正 …

Great Genetic Differentiation among Populations of Meconopsis integrifolia and Its Implication for Plant Speciation in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

FS Yang, AL Qin, YF Li, XQ Wang - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The complex tectonic events and climatic oscillations in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP),
the largest and highest plateau in the world, are thought to have had great effects on the …

The rise of the Himalaya enforced the diversification of SE Asian ferns by altering the monsoon regimes

L Wang, H Schneider, XC Zhang, QP Xiang - BMC Plant Biology, 2012 - Springer
Background The rise of high mountain chains is widely seen as one of the factors driving
rapid diversification of land plants and the formation of biodiversity hotspots. Supporting …