Macroevolutionary patterns in the diversification of parrots:
effects of climate change, geological events and key innovations
Article first published online: 14 JUL 2011 © 2011 Blackwell
Publishing Ltd Journal of Biogeography Volume 38, Issue 11,
pages 2176–2194, November 2011 How to Cite Schweizer, M.,
Seehausen, O. and Hertwig, S. T. (2011), Macroevolutionary
patterns in the diversification of parrots: effects of climate
change, geological events and key innovations. Journal of
Biogeography, 38: 2176–2194. doi:
10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02555.x - Issue published online: 11
OCT 2011 - Article first published online: 14 JUL 2011 - Climate
change; - historical biogeography; - key innovation; - molecular
clock; - molecular phylogeny; Aim Parrots are thought to have
originated on Gondwana during the Cretaceous. The initial split
within crown group parrots separated the New Zealand taxa from
the remaining extant species and was considered to coincide with
the separation of New Zealand from Gondwana 82–85 Ma, assu