The ecological drivers of variation in global language diversity

Could similar ecological and biogeographic drivers explain the distributions of biological diversity and human cultural diversity? The authors explore ecological correlates of human language diversity, finding strong support for a role of high year-round productivity but less support for landscape f...

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Main Authors: Xia Hua, Simon J. Greenhill, Marcel Cardillo, Hilde Schneemann, Lindell Bromham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09842-2