An inordinate fondness for eukaryotic diversity.

Why do some groups of organisms, like beetles, have so many species, and others, like the tuataras, so few? This classic question in evolutionary biology has a deep history and has been studied using both fossils and phylogenetic trees. Phylogeny-based studies have focused on tree balance, which com...

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Main Author: Luke J Harmon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-08-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1001382&type=printable
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