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Taxon Cycles

Taxon Cycles is a macroevolutionary theory that explains the sequential phases of geographic expansion, ecological differentiation, and evolutionary diversification experienced by a taxon as it colonizes and adapts to island archipelagos over time.

35

Publications

3.1K

Citations

80

Authors

59

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

8

Variants

Taxon Cycle

Parents

Publications

35

The Nature of the Taxon Cycle in the Melanesian Ant Fauna

Edward O. Wilson · The American Naturalist · 1961 · 676 citations

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Taxon Cycles in the West Indian Avifauna

Robert E. Ricklefs, George W. Cox · The American Naturalist · 1972 · 360 citations

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The concept of the taxon cycle in biogeography

Robert E. Ricklefs, Eldredge Bermingham · Global Ecology and Biogeography · 2002 · 308 citations

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MODELS OF CHARACTER DISPLACEMENT AND THE THEORETICAL ROBUSTNESS OF TAXON CYCLES

Mark L. Taper, Ted J. Case · Evolution · 1992 · 190 citations · Full text

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Stage of Taxon Cycle, Habitat Distribution, and Population Density in the Avifauna of the West Indies

Robert E. Ricklefs, George W. Cox · The American Naturalist · 1978 · 164 citations

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Authors

80

  1. RE
    Robert E. Ricklefs

    University of Missouri–St. Louis, United States

    8 publications · 1K citations

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  2. EP
    Evan P. Economo

    Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Japan

    4 publications · 218 citations

    4

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  3. EM
    Eli M. Sarnat

    Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Japan

    3 publications · 170 citations

    3

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  4. MJ
    Martin Jones

    Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 62 citations

    2

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  5. TJ
    Ted J. Case

    University of California San Diego, United States

    2 publications · 256 citations

    2

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Institutions

59

  1. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    242 citations

  2. University of Missouri–St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    472 citations

  3. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    632 citations

  4. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    202 citations

  5. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University

    Onna, Japan

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    352 citations

  6. Swedish Museum of Natural History

    Stockholm, Sweden

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    167 citations

  7. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

    Panama City, Panama

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    496 citations

  8. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    468 citations

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Venues

  1. Evolution

    7 publications · 465 citations

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  2. Journal of Biogeography

    6 publications · 307 citations

    6

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  3. The American Naturalist

    AN · 5 publications · 1.3K citations

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  4. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

    3 publications · 94 citations

    3

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  5. Molecular Ecology

    2 publications · 84 citations

    2

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