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This week we will discuss a test of the oceanic-island hypothesis for the origins of the New Caledonian biota using a meta-analysis of the crown group ages 40 endemic clades:

Nattier R, Pellens R, Robillard T, Jourdan H, Legendre F, Caesar M, Nel A, Grandcolas P. 2017. Updating the phylogenetic dating of New Caledonian biodiversity with a meta-analysis of the available evidence. Scientific Reports 7.

Meet in the Forrest Room, Fellows Bar, downstairs in University House.

Coopers and Cladistics is a long-running evolutionary biology discussion group held every second Thursday at University House, ANU. Please contact Mike Crisp if you would like to be included on the C&C email list.