Article
Explaining local species diversity.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Jun 1995
Shorrocks B, Sevenster J G
Abstract excerpt
In this paper we examine the explanations for local species diversity. Using six extensive data-sets for drosophilid flies (which include both temperate and tropical species) we compare three major categories of explanation (Cornell & Lawton 1992): niche heterogeneity (resource partitioning), spatial heterogeneity (intraspecific aggregation), and the fullness of the niche space (saturation level). We conclude...
Topics
- Animals
- Drosophila
- Ecology
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Geography
- Male
- Models, Genetic
- Species Specificity