Diversification Rates and the Evolution of Species Range Size Frequency Distribution

Diversification Rates and the Evolution of Species Range Size Frequency Distribution

The geographic range sizes frequency distribution (RFD) within clades is typically right-skewed with untransformed data, and bell-shaped or slightly left-skewed under the log-transformation. This means that most species within clades occupy diminutive ranges, whereas just a few species are truly wid...

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Main Authors: Silvia Castiglione, Alessandro Mondanaro, Marina Melchionna, Carmela Serio, Mirko Di Febbraro, Francesco Carotenuto, Pasquale Raia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
range size frequency distribution
extinction rate
speciation rate
paleogeographic range
biodiversity
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2017.00147/full

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