Journal Article
Local endemism within the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot
Bossuyt, F., Meegaskumbura, M., Beenaerts, N., Gower, D.J., Pethiyagoda, R., Roelants, K., Mannaert, A., Wilkinson, M., Bahir, M.M., Manamendra-Arachchi, K., Ng, P.K.L., Schneider, C.K., Oommen, O.V. and Milinkovitch, M.C.
Record Number:
4886
Year:
2004
Journal:
Science
Pages:
479-481
Volume:
306
Abstract:
The apparent biotic affinities between the mainland and the island in the
Western Ghats–Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot have been interpreted as the
result of frequent migrations during recent periods of low sea level. We show,
using molecular phylogenies of two invertebrate and four vertebrate groups,
that biotic interchange between these areas has been much more limited than
hitherto assumed. Despite several extended periods of land connection during
the past 500,000 years, Sri Lanka has maintained a fauna that is largely
distinct from that of the Indian mainland. Future conservation programs for
the subcontinent should take into account such patterns of local endemism at
the finest scale at which they may occur.
Times Cited:
10
Relevent Species:
Horaglanis abdulkalami Subhash Babu 2012Horaglanis alikunhii Subhash Babu and Nayar 2004Horaglanis krishnai Menon 1950Rakthamichthys digressus (Gopi 2002) Britz, Dahanukar, Standing, Philip, Kumar and Raghavan 2020Rakthamichthys roseni (Bailey and Gans 1998) Britz, Dahanukar, Standing, Philip, Kumar and Raghavan 2020Rakthamichthys indicus (Eapen 1963) Britz, Dahanukar, Standing, Philip, Kumar, and Raghavan 2020Kryptoglanis undescribed species [Vincent 2012]Kryptoglanis shajii Vincent and Thomas 2011Aenigmachanna gollum Britz, Anoop, Dahanukar and Raghavan 2019Pangio bhujia Anoop, Britz, Arjun, Dahanukar and Raghavan 2019