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Generation and Maintenance of Gradients in Taxonomic Diversity
Abstract
Latitudinal gradients in diversity of organisms represent an equilibrium distribution for at least the last 270 × 10 6 years. Faunas endemic to tropical regions evolved significantly faster than extra-tropical faunas. The latitude-dependent difference in rates of evolution also represents an equilibrium condition for at least the last 270 × 10 6 years and has consequences for paleontological correlation of rocks because the attainable resolution depends on rate of evolution and will thus be greater in tropic regions than in extra-tropical ones.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Stehli, F. G., Douglas, R. G., & Newell, N. D.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 1969-05-23
- Volume
- 164
- Issue
- 3882
- Pages
- 947-949
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2002950889
- Cited by
- 209
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 13.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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