Okie & Storch propose a theory explaining macroecological biodiversity patterns such as the latitudinal diversity gradient that addresses the role of extinction, speciation, resource availability, and the effects of biodiversity on community abundance.

https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/733103

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New article available ahead of print! "An Elevational Phylogeographic Diversity Gradient in Neotropical Birds Is Decoupled from Speciation Rates" by Kristen S. Wacker & Benjamin M. Winger https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/728598

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