Macroevolutionary thermodynamics: Temperature and the tempo of evolution in the tropics.

An influential hypothesis proposes that the tempo of evolution is faster in the tropics. Emerging evidence, including a study in this issue of PLOS Biology, challenges this view, raising new questions about the causes of Earth's iconic latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG).

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Main Author: Daniel L Rabosky
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/95d56698d5664b3b86f298440b3fde70
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