Nurturing Life Sciences
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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles
Earlier arriving species tend to be r-selected species, which are better dispersers, whereas later arriving species are generally K-selected species, which are better competitors.
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The number of species should decrease with increasing distance of the island from the mainland - The species distance hypothesis
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The number of species should increase with increasing island size. This is also known as the species-area hypothesis.
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Larger populations are more resistant to extinctions. Greater ranges of habitats promote increased speciation rates.
Larger populations are more resistant to extinctions.
Greater ranges of habitats promote increased speciation rates.
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Fast generation and high mutation rate in tropical leads to greater evolution rate.