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taxon cycle: a standalone construct

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taxon cycle1 CONSTRUCTTaxon cycleWILSON · MACROECOLOGY

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Macroecology

a recurring sequence in which island colonists expand widely, then differentiate, contract into restricted habitats and are replaced by new invaders.

In macroecology, taxon cycle refers to a recurring sequence in which island colonists expand widely, then differentiate, contract into restricted habitats and are replaced by new invaders. This meaning comes from Wilson (1961) in The American Naturalist.[1]

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References

  1. Wilson, E. O. (1961). The Nature of the Taxon Cycle in the Melanesian Ant Fauna. The American Naturalist, 95(882), 169-193. https://doi.org/10.1086/282174

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