Temperature dependence of evolutionary diversification: Differences between two contrasting model taxa support the metabolic theory of ecology

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2449-2456

  Machac, A ^a,b,c   Zrzavy J ^d   Smrckova, J ^d   Storch, D ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (Czech Republic)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biogeography; Climate; Evolution; Speciation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CORRELATION; ECTOTHERMY; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; REPTILE; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TEMPERATURE; URODELA;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; ECOLOGY; GENETIC SPECIATION; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; TEMPERATURE; URODELA;

MAMMALIA; PLETHODONTIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 84869201421     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12019     Document Type: Article

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