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Science 7 May 2004:
Vol. 304. no. 5672, pp. 831 - 833
DOI: 10.1126/science.1095332
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Perspectives

ECOLOGY:
Domains of Diversity

Stuart L. Pimm and James H. Brown

Theories abound as to why the tropics harbor such amazing biodiversity compared to higher latitudes. In their Perspective, Pimm and Brown discuss the pros and cons of three popular hypotheses.

S. L. Pimm is at The Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC 27713, USA. J. H. Brown is in the Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA. E-mail: stuartpimm{at}aol.com; jhbrown{at}unm.edu

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