The significance of few versus many in the tree of life.
作者： Robert W Scotland , Michael J Sanderson
关键词: Combinatorics 、 Ecology 、 Mathematics 、 Biological evolution
摘要: When biodiversity is examined in the context of species richness, a consistent feature emerges: Most taxonomic groups are species-poor, relatively few species-rich, and frequency distribution has shape so-called “hollow curve” ([ 1 ][1], [ 2 ][2]) ([Fig. 1A][3]). ![ Fig. 1. ][
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