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Does the diversification rate of endemic birds of mainland China follow abrupt, gradual shifting or constant patterns?
Author(s) -
CHEN Youhua
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
integrative zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 1749-4877
DOI - 10.1111/1749-4877.12205
Subject(s) - mainland china , diversification (marketing strategy) , constant (computer programming) , ecology , china , biology , geography , zoology , business , archaeology , marketing , computer science , programming language
In this brief report, time‐varying (including both gradual and abrupt change) and time‐constant diversification models are fitted on a phylogeny of endemic birds of mainland China to test the diversification patterns of endemic birds in the region. The results show that phylogeny of endemic birds is best quantified by a constant‐rate diversification model through model comparison. Limitations of the study are discussed. In particular, ignorance of non‐endemic taxa and the limited sampling of endemic taxa could influence the conclusions of the study.