Sentence examples for biotic diversification from inspiring English sources

In order to identify possible drivers of biotic diversification, it is essential to infer when and where lineages diversified.

In addition, non-Amazonian rivers also constitute important historical barriers involved in the biotic diversification of other Neotropical biomes [ 30, 110].

Herein, we investigate the historical biogeography of the saxicolous Tropidurus semitaeniatus species group using a molecular approach to better understand the biotic diversification associated with rocky formations of the semiarid Caatinga.

Considering the size of its watershed and historical relevance for the biotic diversification of the Caatinga, the origin and geomorphological evolution of the SFR deserve far more attention than it has received [ 31].

A renewed interest in understanding the biotic diversification of South America has emerged in the past decade [ 1] thanks to advances in the field of biogeography driven by the integrative role of molecular genetics [ 2].

Alroy, J. Geographical, environmental and intrinsic biotic controls on Phanerozoic marine diversification.

Another biotic factor that can influence population diversification is cell-to-cell interaction, and this can be either competitive (interaction will come at a cost), or cooperative (beneficial for all individuals involved in the interaction).

Isolation is the primary biological characteristic of oceanic islands [ 9] and our study, placing partulid species diversity into a range-wide phylogenetic context, underlines the critical importance of biotic isolation in the evolution and diversification of this endemic Pacific island tree snail family.

Variable fire regimes may promote landscape heterogeneity, diversification in vegetation pattern and biotic diversity.

Genes acting in defense response/response to biotic stimulus are frequently positively selected for diversification to compete with rapidly evolving avirulence genes of pathogens [ 26, 39].

These are responsible for stress tolerance and for the diversification of plant functions such as biotic defense and ripening.