Evolution Rates of Tropics and Colder Places Saturday, March 17, 2007
Posted by h3nry in evolution, science.1 comment so far
This article gives a brief outline of a recent finding that species seem to evolve faster in the colder climates than the tropics - contrary to popular belief. By evolving faster, they mean that new species appear faster, and the extinction rate of species is also higher. This suggests, but does not directly prove, why there are more species in the warmer regions than the colder areas.
