@article{fdi:010071740,
  title = {{H}ow old are island endemics ?},
  author = {{P}illon, {Y}ohan and {B}uerki, {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}slands are well known for their unique biodiversity, that is endemic species. {R}esearchers have often assumed that island endemics are as old as the islands they occur on for calibrating molecular dating analyses. {A} reductio ad absurdum approach based on phylogenetic topologies is applied to {N}ew {C}aledonian biota in order to demonstrate that the age of an island does not necessarily correspond to the time of divergence of its endemic taxa. {O}ur demonstration does not rely on any molecular clock inference and is, therefore, free of any flaws related to this method. {W}e argue for further care when assuming that species and the biota they are restricted to (e.g. island, mountain and climatic region) have the same age. {F}inally, we review evidence on the age of islands and their biota radiations as well as discuss the effect of extinction on island biogeography/biota.},
  keywords = {{BIOGEOGRAPHIE} ; {FLORE} ; {ESPECE} {ENDEMIQUE} ; {MILIEU} {INSULAIRE} ; {DIVERSITE} {SPECIFIQUE} ; {DATATION} ; {BIODIVERSITE} ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {HAWAII}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iological {J}ournal of the {L}innean {S}ociety},
  volume = {121},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {469--474},
  ISSN = {0024-4066},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1093/biolinnean/blx005},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010071740},
}