A simulation of expansion, fragmentation and extirpation of species ranges over multiple glacial–interglacial cycles matches empirical biodiversity gradients and shows that high levels of biodiversity in the tropics can emerge from temporally variable but spatially patchy precipitation regimes, driven by allopatric speciation.
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Tomašových, A. Biodiversity gradients emerge. Nat Ecol Evol 3, 1376–1377 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0985-0
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