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What is the primary focus of historical biogeography?
Long-term evolutionary periods of time with larger often global areas
What is a key characteristic of plants that makes them easier to study in biogeography?
Their static nature and close relationship with environmental conditions
Why are plant fossils less common and difficult to interpret?
Because they are so diverse and flowers seldom fossilize
What is the advantage of studying animal fossils in biogeography?
They are more common, more complete, and easy to assign to their correct family
What is a key question that historical biogeography seeks to answer?
What is the history of the group, and where did earlier members of the group live?
What is the primary difference between phytogeography and zoogeography?
Phytogeography focuses on plants, while zoogeography focuses on animals
Why are the plants and animals of large isolated regions such as Australia and Madagascar so distinctive?
Because they have been geographically isolated for a long time
What is a common pattern observed in the distribution of closely related species?
Some are confined to the same region, while others are widely distributed
Explore the evolutionary history of species and their geographic distribution. Learn how species came to occupy their current ranges and what their closest relatives are. Discover the history of groups and how they lived in the past.
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