How does climate influence speciation?

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Hua, Xia

Wiens, John J.

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Abstract

Variation in climatic conditions over space and time is thought to be an important driver of speciation. However, the role of climate has not been explored in the theoretical literature on speciation, and the theory underlying empirical studies of climate

Keywords

Keywords: climate effect; divergence; evolutionary biology; extinction; speciation (biology); theoretical study; article; biological model; climate change; ecosystem; evolution; geography; phenotype; species differentiation; Biological Evolution; Climate Change; Ec Climate; Model; Niche conservatism; Niche evolution; Speciation; Theory

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/63883

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ANU Research Publications

Source

The American Naturalist

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Journal article

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Open Access

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