Species divergence with gene flow and hybrid speciation on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

S Wu, Y Wang, Z Wang, N Shrestha, J Liu - New Phytologist, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Summary The Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP) sensu lato (sl), comprising the platform, the
Himalaya and the Hengduan Mountains, is characterized by a large number of endemic …

Evolutionary origin of species diversity on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

KS Mao, Y Wang, JQ Liu - Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP) sensu lato (sl) houses an exceptional species
diversity in Asia. To develop a comprehensive understanding of species diversity in this …

The rise and demise of the Paleogene Central Tibetan Valley

Z Xiong, X Liu, L Ding, A Farnsworth, RA Spicer… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Reconstructing the Paleogene topography and climate of central Tibet informs
understanding of collisional tectonic mechanisms and their links to climate and biodiversity …

A Middle Eocene lowland humid subtropical “Shangri-La” ecosystem in central Tibet

T Su, RA Spicer, FX Wu, A Farnsworth… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Tibet's ancient topography and its role in climatic and biotic evolution remain speculative
due to a paucity of quantitative surface-height measurements through time and space, and …

[HTML][HTML] A distinctive Eocene Asian monsoon and modern biodiversity resulted from the rise of eastern Tibet

S He, L Ding, Z Xiong, RA Spicer, A Farnsworth… - Science Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
The uplift of eastern Tibet, Asian monsoon development and the evolution of globally
significant Asian biodiversity are all linked, but in obscure ways. Sedimentology …

Phylogenomic and macroevolutionary evidence for an explosive radiation of a plant genus in the Miocene

H Kong, FL Condamine, L Yang, AJ Harris… - Systematic …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Mountain systems harbor a substantial fraction of global biodiversity and, thus, provide
excellent opportunities to study rapid diversification and to understand the historical …

Spatiotemporal maintenance of flora in the Himalaya biodiversity hotspot: current knowledge and future perspectives

MC Wambulwa, R Milne, ZY Wu, RA Spicer… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mountain ecosystems support a significant one‐third of all terrestrial biodiversity, but our
understanding of the spatiotemporal maintenance of this high biodiversity remains poor, or …

Rapid Eocene diversification of spiny plants in subtropical woodlands of central Tibet

X Zhang, U Gélin, RA Spicer, F Wu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Spinescence is an important functional trait possessed by many plant species for physical
defence against mammalian herbivores. The development of spinescence must have been …

[HTML][HTML] Co-evolution of the Cenozoic tectonics, geomorphology, environment and ecosystem in the Qinling Mountains and adjacent areas, Central China

Y Dong, X Shi, S Sun, J Sun, B Hui, D He… - Geosystems and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Qinling Mountains stretching from east to west in Central China are an
important geological and geographical boundary in the China Continent and even the East …

Validating the potential application of δ2Hwax and soil brGDGTs in paleoelevation estimates on the southern slopes of the Himalaya

X Li, S Liu, B Fan, J Hou, M Wang - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Paleoelevation reconstructions of the Himalayan mountains and Tibetan Plateau have been
a focus of geoscientists, as they can improve our understanding of the temporal evolution of …