Testing the link between the latitudinal gradient in species richness and rates of molecular evolution
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2003
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Bromham, Lindell
Cardillo, Marcel
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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Numerous hypotheses have been proposed to explain latitudinal gradients in species richness, but all are subject to ongoing debate. Here we examine Rohde's (1978, 1992) hypothesis, which proposes that climatic conditions at low latitudes lead to elevated
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Keywords: evolution; latitudinal gradient; speciation (biology); species richness; Animals; Biodiversity; Birds; Climate; DNA Probes; Evolution, Molecular; Geography; Phylogeny; Aves Birds; Independent contrasts; Molecular clocks; Phylogeny; Relative-rates tests
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Journal of Evolutionary Biology
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