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)
- Molecular Ecology Group (MEG), Water Research Institute (IRSA),
National Research Council of Italy (CNR). Largo Tonolli, 50. 28922.
Verbania, Italy
- Laboratory for Integrative Biodiversity Research (LIBRe), Finnish
Museum of Natural History (LUOMUS), University of Helsinki, Helsinki,
Finland
- Island Ecology and Evolution Research Group, Institute of Natural
Products and Agrobiology (IPNA-CSIC). 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
- C/. San Miguel 9, 38700 Santa Cruz de La Palma, La Palma, Canary
Islands
- 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