Evolutionary trees can't reveal speciation and extinction rates

被引:9
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作者
Pagel, Mark [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Reading, Sch Biol Sci, Reading, Berks RG6 6UR, England
关键词
Evolution; Palaeontology;
D O I
10.1038/d41586-020-01021-4
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Evolutionary-tree diagrams, which show the branching relationships between species, are widely used to estimate the rates at which new species arise and existing ones become extinct. New work casts doubt on this approach.
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页码:461 / 461
页数:1
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