Does phylogeny have an influence on the date of first description? A comparative study of the world's fishes

The process of species description is not random, and understanding the factors that influence when a species is first described (the date of first description, DoFD) allows us to target environments and/or species' traits to increase our knowledge of diversity. Such studies typically correlate...

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Main Authors: Brandon Beukes, Peter Witbooi, Mark J. Gibbons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989420303607