Palabras clave
velvet worms
living fossils
marine currents
biogeography
velvet worms
living fossils
marine currents
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Resumen
I propose here that there are no onychophorans in Cuba because the predominant marine currents - which could bring onychophorans from the Southern lands - mainly reach Jamaica and Hispaniola (island that contains Haiti and the Dominican Republic). I present five new predictions about the dispersal history of Caribbean species that, hopefully, will inspire new generations of geneticists to test them.
Citas
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