A simple dynamic model explains the diversity of island birds worldwide

Colonization, speciation and extinction are dynamic processes that influence global patterns of species richness1,2,3,4,5,6. Island biogeography theory predicts that the contribution of these processes to the accumulation of species diversity depends on the area and isolation of the island7,8. Notab...

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Main Authors: Valente, L, Phillimore, AB, Melo, M, Warren, BH, Clegg, SM, Havenstein, K, Tidemann, R, Illera, J, Thebaud, C, Achenbach, T, Etienne, RS
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Nature Research 2020