Faster Speciation and Reduced Extinction in the Tropics Contribute to the Mammalian Latitudinal Diversity Gradient | Zendy

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Faster Speciation and Reduced Extinction in the Tropics Contribute to the Mammalian Latitudinal Diversity Gradient

Author(s) -

Jonathan Rolland,

Fabien L. Condamine,

Frédéric Jiguet,

Hélène Morlon

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

plos biology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127

H-Index - 271

eISSN - 1545-7885

pISSN - 1544-9173

DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001775

Subject(s) - biology , tropics , species richness , temperate climate , extinction (optical mineralogy) , biodiversity , ecology , phylogenetic diversity , genetic algorithm , phylogenetic tree , latitude , species diversity , biological dispersal , evolutionary biology , geography , population , paleontology , biochemistry , demography , geodesy , sociology , gene

Jonathan Rolland and colleagues show that the gradient of increased mammalian diversity towards the tropics is driven by both faster speciation and reduced extinction.

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