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Diversification rates

Diversification rates are the rates at which new species form (the Speciation rate, λ) and living species go extinct (the extinction rate… 
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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Body sizes and diversification rates of lizards, snakes, amphisbaenians and the tuatara
Aim Size is one of the most important and obvious traits of an organism. Both small and large sizes have adaptive advantages and… 
2016
2016
Evaluating the drivers of Indo‐Pacific biodiversity: speciation and dispersal of sea snakes (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae)
There are several competing hypotheses to explain the high species richness of the Indo‐Australian Archipelago (IAA) marine… 
Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Is diversification rate related to climatic niche width
Aim Diversification rates are critically important for understanding patterns of species richness, both among clades and among… 
Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
The age of chocolate: a diversification history of Theobroma and Malvaceae
Dated molecular phylogenies of broadly distributed lineages can help to compare patterns of diversification in different parts of… 
2012
2012
Different Diversification Rates Between Sexual and Asexual Organisms
Patterns of diversity reflect the balance between speciation and extinction over time. Here we estimate net diversification rates… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Ecological biogeography of cephalopod molluscs in the Atlantic Ocean: historical and contemporary causes of coastal diversity patterns
Aim  One of the most recognized ecological paradigms on earth is the increase in species richness from the poles towards the… 
2007
2007
Large Trees, Supertrees, and Diversification of the Grass Family
Phylogenetic studies of grasses (Poaceae) are advanced in comparison with most other angiosperm families. However, few studies… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
TESTING FOR LATITUDINAL BIAS IN DIVERSIFICATION RATES : AN EXAMPLE USING NEW WORLD BIRDS
Study of the latitudinal diversity gradient to date has focused largely on pattern description, with relatively little work on… 
2005
2005
Revised Stratigraphic Ranges and the Phanerozoic Diversity of Agglutinated Foraminiferal Genera
The stratigraphic ranges of 218 genera of agglutinated foraminifera have been modified based upon new original observations and… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Historical Effects and Sorting Processes as Explanations for Contemporary Ecological Patterns: Character Syndromes in Mediterranean Woody Plants
  • C. Herrera
  • The American Naturalist
  • 1992
  • Corpus ID: 46925545
Ecological patterns are not only a consequence of adaptive processes, but also influenced by phylogenetic constraints, historical… 
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