Journal Article
Too simple models may predict the island rule for the wrong reasons
José Alexandre F. Diniz‐Filho; Shai Meiri; Joaquin Hortal; Ana M. C. Santos; Pasquale Raia
Ecology Letters · Vol. 24, Issue 11 · pp. 2521-2523 · 2021
Abstract
Biddick & Burns (2021) proposed a null/neutral model that reproduces the island rule as a product of random drift. We agree that it is unnecessary to assume adaptive processes driving island dwarfing or gigantism, but several flaws make their approach unrealistic and thus unsuitable as a stochastic model for evolutionary size changes.
Bibliographic Information
| Journal | Ecology Letters |
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| Publisher | Wiley |
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| Publication Date | 2021-11-01 |
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| Publication Year | 2021 |
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| Volume | 24 |
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| Issue | 11 |
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| Pages | 2521-2523 |
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| Document Type | Journal Article |
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| Print ISSN | 1461-023X |
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| eISSN | 1461-0248 |
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| DOI | 10.1111/ele.13878 |
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| Subject | Ecology & Organismal Biology |
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