Are range-size distributions consistent with species-level heritability?

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Are range-size distributions consistent with species-level heritability? / Borregaard, Michael Krabbe; Gotelli, Nicholas; Rahbek, Carsten.

In: Evolution, Vol. 66, No. 7, 2012, p. 2216-2226.

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Borregaard, MK, Gotelli, N & Rahbek, C 2012, 'Are range-size distributions consistent with species-level heritability?', Evolution, vol. 66, no. 7, pp. 2216-2226. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01581.x

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Borregaard, M. K., Gotelli, N., & Rahbek, C. (2012). Are range-size distributions consistent with species-level heritability? Evolution, 66(7), 2216-2226. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01581.x

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Borregaard MK, Gotelli N, Rahbek C. Are range-size distributions consistent with species-level heritability? Evolution. 2012;66(7):2216-2226. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01581.x

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Borregaard, Michael Krabbe ; Gotelli, Nicholas ; Rahbek, Carsten. / Are range-size distributions consistent with species-level heritability?. In: Evolution. 2012 ; Vol. 66, No. 7. pp. 2216-2226.

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abstract = "The concept of species-level heritability is widely contested. Because it is most likely to apply to emergent, species-level traits, one of the central discussions has focused on the potential heritability of geographic range size. However, a central argument against range-size heritability has been that it is not compatible with the observed shape of present-day species range-size distributions (SRDs), a claim that has never been tested. To assess this claim, we used forward simulation of range-size evolution in clades with varying degrees of range-size heritability, and compared the output of three different models to the range-size distribution of the South American avifauna. Although there were differences among the models, a moderate-to-high degree of range-size heritability consistently leads to SRDs that were similar to empirical data. These results suggest that range-size heritability can generate realistic SRDs, and may play an important role in shaping observed patterns of range sizes.",
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