Book ID: 95991
Butlin, Robert, Jon Bridle and Dolph Schluter (eds.)
Speciation and Patterns of Diversity. 2009. (Ecological Reviews). 22 halftones. 343 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.
Opens up discussionin order to broaden understanding of how speciation affects patterns ofbiological diversity, especially the uneven distribution of diversityacross time, space and taxa studied by macroecologists. The contributorsdiscuss questions such as: Are species equivalent units, providingmeaningful measures of diversity? To what extent do mechanisms ofspeciation affect the functional nature and distribution of speciesdiversity? How can speciation rates be measured using molecularphylogenies or data from the fossil record? etc.