Kärnefelt, I 1991: Evolutionary rates in the Teloschistaceae. - In: Galloway, DJ (ed.): Tropical Lichens: Their Systematics, Conservation, and Ecology. . The Systematics Association Special Volume, Clarendon Press, Oxford pp. 105-122. [RLL List # / Rec.# 9615] Keywords: BIOGEOGRAPHY/ CALOPLACA/ EVOLUTIONARY RATES/ SPECIATION/ TELOSCHISTACEAE/ TELOSCHISTES/ XANTHORIA
Abstract: 31 fig. [Discussion of evolutionary rates and geographical speciation using Xanthoria, Teloschistes, and Caloplaca as examples. "In one species in particular, Xanthoria mendozae, the known distributional pattern in the Southern Hemisphere supported by geological events and with only few opportunities for long distance dispersal, indicates an ancient history for this lichen. Two cladograms or strict consensus trees are presented, supporting the presumed unnatural affinities among accepted genera in the family."]