Macroecology and macroevolution of the latitudinal diversity gradient in ants

Multiple hypotheses have been proposed for the declining biodiversity gradient between the tropics and poles. Here, the authors compile and analyze geographic data for all ant species and large-scale phylogenies, suggesting that diversification time drives the latitudinal diversity gradient in ants....

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Main Authors: Evan P. Economo, Nitish Narula, Nicholas R. Friedman, Michael D. Weiser, Benoit Guénard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04218-4