Towards a mechanistic explanation of Island biogeography using subterranean animal communities
Alejandro Martínez (1), Stefano Mammola (1,2), Antonio J. Pérez-Delgado (3), Rafael García (4), Heriberto López (3), Diego Fontaneto (1), Pedro Oromí (5)
  1. Molecular Ecology Group (MEG), Water Research Institute (IRSA), National Research Council of Italy (CNR). Largo Tonolli, 50. 28922. Verbania, Italy
  2. Laboratory for Integrative Biodiversity Research (LIBRe), Finnish Museum of Natural History (LUOMUS), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
  3. Island Ecology and Evolution Research Group, Institute of Natural Products and Agrobiology (IPNA-CSIC). 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
  4. C/. San Miguel 9, 38700 Santa Cruz de La Palma, La Palma, Canary Islands
  5. Department of Animal Biology and Edaphology and Geology, University of La Laguna (ULL), La Laguna, Spain
Running title: Towards a mechanistic explanation of island biogeography
Key words: Functional diversity. Hypervolumes. Island cycle. Community ecology. Caves.
Type of article: Letter