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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Igea J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6365113 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Science advances 20190206 2
Why is species diversity so unevenly distributed across different regions on Earth? Regional differences in biodiversity may stem from differences in rates of speciation and dispersal and colonization times, but these hypotheses have rarely been tested simultaneously at a global scale. Our study reveals the macroevolutionary routes that have generated hotspots of mammal and bird biodiversity by analyzing the tempo and mode of diversification and dispersal within major biogeographic realms. Hotsp ...[more]