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Tropical Diversification

Tropical Diversification is a biogeographical pattern in which insect species richness increases toward the tropics due to elevated rates of speciation, reduced extinction, and climatic stability, distinguishing it from diversification regimes in temperate regions.

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Rapid morphological radiation and convergence among races of the butterfly Heliconius erato inferred from patterns of mitochondrial DNA evolution.

Andrew V. Z. Brower · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1994 · 1.6K citations

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Biological Diversification in the Tropics

Charles Davidson, Ghillean Τ. Prance · Taxon · 1983 · 1.2K citations

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Diversification of Rainforest Faunas: An Integrated Molecular Approach

Craig Moritz, James L. Patton, Christopher J. Schneider et al. · Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics · 2000 · 892 citations

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High Altitude Tropical Biogeography

Vera Markgraf, Francois Vuillemier, Maximina Monasterio · Arctic and Alpine Research · 1988 · 700 citations

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The drivers of tropical speciation

Brian Tilston Smith, John E. McCormack, Andrés M. Cuervo et al. · Nature · 2014 · 629 citations

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Authors

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  1. JA
    J. Alistair Crame

    British Antarctic Survey, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 177 citations

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  2. BT
    Brian Tilston Smith

    American Museum of Natural History, United States

    3 publications · 1.1K citations

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  3. MI
    Martin Irestedt

    Swedish Museum of Natural History, Sweden

    3 publications · 97 citations

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  4. JS
    Jens‐Christian Svenning

    Aarhus University, Denmark

    3 publications · 423 citations

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  5. WJ
    Walter Jetz

    Yale University, United States

    2 publications · 178 citations

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Institutions

166

  1. American Museum of Natural History

    New York, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    3.8K citations

  2. Florida Museum of Natural History

    Gainesville, United States

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    886 citations

  3. Aarhus University

    Aarhus, Denmark

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

    Marseille, France

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    1.2K citations

  5. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    884 citations

  6. University of Kansas

    Lawrence, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    856 citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    2.2K citations

  8. Natural History Museum Aarhus

    Aarhus, Denmark

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    254 citations

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  1. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

    5 publications · 432 citations

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  2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 4 publications · 2K citations

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  3. Journal of Biogeography

    4 publications · 306 citations

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  4. Taxon

    3 publications · 1.8K citations

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