Exploring the relationship between trait evolution and the generation of species diversity

Macroevolutionary questions, such as "why do some lineages diversify faster than others?", are often studied by investigating key traits related to species’ ecology and life-history. Many traits have been hypothesized to affect rates of diversification and often it is these traits that are...

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Main Author: Magnuson-Ford, Karen
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/39811