| was the exposed continental shelf a long-distance colonization route in the ice age? the southeast asia origin of hainan and taiwan partridges. | research on island biotas has greatly contributed to the development of modern evolutionary and biogeographic theories. until now, most studies have suggested that continental islands received their biotas directly from the adjacent mainland. however, only a few studies have indicated that species on continental islands might originate from other distantly non-adjacent regions. here, we used the hill partridges (genus arborophila) that are widely distributed in the southwest and southeast china ... | 2015 | 25463750 |