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tropical niche conservatism hypothesis: a standalone construct

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Biogeography

the explanation that most clades arose in tropical climates and rarely evolved cold tolerance, so fewer species have colonized temperate regions.

In biogeography, tropical niche conservatism hypothesis refers to the explanation that most clades arose in tropical climates and rarely evolved cold tolerance, so fewer species have colonized temperate regions. This meaning comes from Wiens (2004) in Trends in Ecology & Evolution.[1]

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References

Wiens, J. J., & Donoghue, M. J. (2004). Historical biogeography, ecology and species richness. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 19(12), 639-644. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2004.09.011

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