Faster diversification on land than sea helps explain global biodiversity patterns among habitats and animal phyla

Ecology Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1234-1241

  Wiens, John J ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal phyla, diversification; Freshwater; Marine; Niche conservatism; Phylogeny, species richness; Terrestrial

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLADISTICS; DIVERGENCE; GLOBAL CHANGE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NICHE PARTITIONING; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84943659381     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ele.12503     Document Type: Article

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