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Article: Mammals and long‐distance over‐water colonization: The case for rafting dispersal; the case against phantom causeways
Title | Mammals and long‐distance over‐water colonization: The case for rafting dispersal; the case against phantom causeways |
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Keywords | Caviomorphs George Gaylord Simpson land bridges lemurs long‐distance dispersal |
Issue Date | 2019 |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1365-2699 |
Citation | Journal of Biogeography, 2019, v. 46 n. 11, p. 2632-2636 How to Cite? |
Abstract | In the absence of evidence suggesting former ice or land bridges, the colonization of remote landmasses by non‐aquatic, non‐flying vertebrates is thought to result from long‐distance over‐water rafting (LDOR). However, Mazza et al. (2019) challenge the notion that mammals can make such journeys citing their perceived physiological inadequacies. They claim that lengthy transits combined with lack of food and water plus the stresses imposed by temperature, humidity and salinity render such passages impossible. We, though, contend that this reasoning is wrong. The few cases where LDOR has been invoked for mammal colonization have all involved small‐bodied animals, several of which are able to drastically reduce their metabolic rates through torpor/hibernation when food and water are scarce. Furthermore, there may be sustenance. Crucially, LDOR obviates the need for miraculous short‐lived causeways and the attendant issue of unrecognized large‐scale bidirectional invasions being made by other organisms that had access to the conduits. |
Description | Link to Free access |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/279980 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 3.4 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.460 |
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dc.contributor.author | Ali, JR | - |
dc.contributor.author | Vences, M | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-23T08:24:32Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2019-12-23T08:24:32Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Biogeography, 2019, v. 46 n. 11, p. 2632-2636 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0305-0270 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/279980 | - |
dc.description | Link to Free access | - |
dc.description.abstract | In the absence of evidence suggesting former ice or land bridges, the colonization of remote landmasses by non‐aquatic, non‐flying vertebrates is thought to result from long‐distance over‐water rafting (LDOR). However, Mazza et al. (2019) challenge the notion that mammals can make such journeys citing their perceived physiological inadequacies. They claim that lengthy transits combined with lack of food and water plus the stresses imposed by temperature, humidity and salinity render such passages impossible. We, though, contend that this reasoning is wrong. The few cases where LDOR has been invoked for mammal colonization have all involved small‐bodied animals, several of which are able to drastically reduce their metabolic rates through torpor/hibernation when food and water are scarce. Furthermore, there may be sustenance. Crucially, LDOR obviates the need for miraculous short‐lived causeways and the attendant issue of unrecognized large‐scale bidirectional invasions being made by other organisms that had access to the conduits. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1365-2699 | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Biogeography | - |
dc.rights | Preprint This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: [FULL CITE], which has been published in final form at [Link to final article using the DOI]. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. Postprint This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: [FULL CITE], which has been published in final form at [Link to final article using the DOI]. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. | - |
dc.subject | Caviomorphs | - |
dc.subject | George Gaylord Simpson | - |
dc.subject | land bridges | - |
dc.subject | lemurs | - |
dc.subject | long‐distance dispersal | - |
dc.title | Mammals and long‐distance over‐water colonization: The case for rafting dispersal; the case against phantom causeways | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Ali, JR: jrali@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Ali, JR=rp00659 | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/jbi.13659 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85073958415 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 308836 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 46 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 11 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 2632 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 2636 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000540014500019 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0305-0270 | - |