Hitchhiking Caribbean lizard upends island biogeography theory

Mongabay
By Rhett ButlerSep 25, 2014, 11:15 pm67 pts
The biggest factor determining species diversity and distribution on islands is not size and isolation, as traditional island biogeography theory states, but economics. Simply put, the more trade an island is engaged in, the more boats visit it, and with more boats comes more hitchhikers.

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