Assessing latitudinal gradients in speciation rates and biodiversity at the global scale

Ecology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 947-954

  Allen, Andrew P ^a   Gillooly, James F ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Latitudinal gradient; Metabolic theory of ecology; Neutral theory of biodiversity; Niche conservatism; Speciation rate; Species area relationship

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; FOSSIL RECORD; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HETEROGENEITY; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; NICHE; PLANKTON; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); STOCHASTICITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GEOGRAPHY; PLANKTON; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; GEOGRAPHY; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PLANKTON; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SAMPLE SIZE;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 33746758992     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2006.00946.x     Document Type: Article

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