| sequential fragmentation of pleistocene forests in an east africa biodiversity hotspot: chameleons as a model to track forest history. | the eastern arc mountains (eam) is an example of naturally fragmented tropical forests, which contain one of the highest known concentrations of endemic plants and vertebrates. numerous paleo-climatic studies have not provided direct evidence for ancient presence of pleistocene forests, particularly in the regions in which savannah presently occurs. knowledge of the last period when forests connected eam would provide a sound basis for hypothesis testing of vicariance and dispersal models of spe ... | 2011 | 22053198 |