Browsing Department of Natural History by Author "Oliver, Edward G.H."

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Erica L. (Ericaceae): homonyms amongst published names for African species and proposed replacement names

Nelson, E. Charles; Oliver, Edward G.H.; Pirie, Michael David (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

In support of ongoing taxonomic work on the large and complex flowering plant genus Erica (Ericaceae), we document nineteen pairs of homonyms representing currently used illegitimate names. We provide replacements for ...
Leaps and bounds: geographical and ecological distance constrained the colonisation of the Afrotemperate by Erica

Pirie, Michael David; Kandziora, Martha; Nürk, Nicolai; Le Maitre, Nicholas C.; Mugrabi de Kuppler, Ana; Gehrke, Berit; Oliver, Edward G.H.; Bellstedt, Dirk U. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12-05)

Background The coincidence of long distance dispersal (LDD) and biome shift is assumed to be the result of a multifaceted interplay between geographical distance and ecological suitability of source and sink areas. Here, ...