Speciation and extinction drive the appearance of directional range size evolution in phylogenies and the fossil record.
While the geographic range of a species is a fundamental unit of macroecology and a leading predictor of extinction risk, the evolutionary dynamics of species' ranges remain poorly understood. Based on statistical associations between range size and species age, many studies have claimed suppor...
Main Authors: | Alex L Pigot, Ian P F Owens, C David L Orme |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS Biology |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3283545?pdf=render |
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