Divergent trends in functional and phylogenetic structure in reptile communities across Africa

oleh: Till Ramm, Juan L. Cantalapiedra, Philipp Wagner, Johannes Penner, Mark-Oliver Rödel, Johannes Müller

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-11-01

Deskripsi

The biogeographic drivers of reptile diversity are poorly understood relative to other animal groups. Here, using a dataset of distributions of African squamates, the authors show that environmental filtering explains diversity in stressful habitats while competition explains diversity in benign habitats.