Species richness and evolutionary speed: The influence of temperature, water and area

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-51

  Gillman, Len N ^a   Wright, Shane D ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diversification; Energy; Evolutionary speed hypothesis; Latitude; Latitudinal diversity gradient; Productivity; Species diversity gradients; Species richness; Water availability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; POPULATION GENETICS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER AVAILABILITY;

EID: 84890310949     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12173     Document Type: Article

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