Geography Reference
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Figure 5.25
(a) Map of the world showing the distribution of 23 hypothetical spe-
cies; (b-e) taxonomic cladograms of four taxa. AF, Africa; AUS, Australia; EU, Eur-
asia; NA, North America; NZ, New Zealand; SA, South America.
Problem 5.2
On the basis of the map of areas of endemism in the Neotropical region
(
fig. 5.26a
) and the taxon-area cladograms of eight bird genera and species
groups (
figs. 5.26b
-
5.26i;
Cracraft 1988),
a. Obtain the general area cladogram by applying two or more of the cladistic
biogeographic methods available.
