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Higher taxa and the identification of areas of endemism
Author(s) -
Szumik Claudia A.,
Goloboff Pablo A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
cladistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.323
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1096-0031
pISSN - 0748-3007
DOI - 10.1111/cla.12112
Subject(s) - endemism , taxon , monophyly , identification (biology) , biology , ecology , zoology , phylogenetic tree , clade , biochemistry , gene
Quantitative analyses of areas of endemism have rarely considered higher taxa. This paper discusses aspects related to the use of higher taxa in the analysis of areas of endemism, and computer implementations. An example of the application of the method is provided, with a data set for Nearctic mammals, showing that some of the areas recognized by species‐level taxa also adjust well to the distribution of other taxa of higher level (genera, monophyletic groups).