Extinction resistance, not speciation, shaped ecologically diverse modern marine fauna
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Published in Science · View the paper (DOI)
A new study found that extinction resistance, not ecological differentiation, drove the evolution of diverse marine animal life. Ecologically diverse clades became dominant due to their ability to survive mass extinctions, resulting in strong correlations between ecological diversity and taxonomic richness.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- Extinction resistance, not speciation, shaped ecologically diverse modern marine fauna American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Feb 27, 2020 · first to report
- Paleontologists discover why the oceans are so diverse University of Connecticut · Feb 28, 2020
- UH Hilo professor's marine animal biodiversity research featured in Science University of Hawaii at Manoa · Mar 3, 2020