Date of Award
2007
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Biology
Department
Biology
First Advisor
Skillman, John
Second Advisor
Metcalf, Anthony
Third Advisor
Williams, Kimberlyn
Abstract
This study lends strong support to the idea that members of Bromeliaceae have undergone a recent adaptive radiation, and therefore show that, at least in part, diversity in the tropics is due to a fast speciation rate and that the tropics can be a "cradle" for new diversification and exploitation of varying ecological niches through the diversification of ecophysiological traits within a lineage.
Recommended Citation
Maher, Keri Renee, "A geographically constrained molecular phylogeny of Panamanian Aechmea species (Bromeliaceae, subfamily bromelioideae)" (2007). Theses Digitization Project. 3280.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3280
