El endemismo es uno de los principales aspectos que trata la biogeografía histórica y es
uno de los criterios más importantes para establecer las prioridades de conservación de las …

PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Species of the endemic Chilean cactus genus Copiapoa have
cylindrical or (sub) globose stems that are solitary or form (large) clusters and typically …

Aim Shifts between the western South American sclerophyll and winter‐rainfall desert
biomes and their relationship to climatic niche evolution and aridity development were …

Eriosyce is one of most species‐rich genera within Notocacteae (Cactaceae) harboring a
variety of stem and flower morphologies, and fruits with basal abscission. The lack of a well …

Abstract Background and Aims Pleistocene climatic oscillations, characterized by arid
(interglacial) and pluvial (glacial) phases, have profoundly impacted the floras of …

The use of environmental variables to explain the evolution of lineages has gained
relevance in recent studies. Additionally, it has allowed the recognition of species by adding …

Unraveling the processes involved in the origin of a substantial fraction of biodiversity can
be a particularly difficult task in groups of similar, and often convergent, morphologies. The …

The utility of spatial conservation prioritization (SCP), could be limited by the biases
produced by taxonomic uncertainty and by the lack of an accepted taxonomic checklist for a …

Echinocereus is a morphologically diverse genus that includes 64 species grouped into
eight taxonomic sections based on morphological traits. In previous molecular phylogenetic …

 Abstract Chile's distinctive flora, geographical isolation, and complex topography
collectively contribute to a notable endemic species diversity, particularly within central …