No need for niches? Neutral theory explains biodiversity when species are identical. Niche differences, or the unique ways that each species “makes its living” in nature, are the classical explanation ...

The unified neutral theory of biodiversity and biogeography (here "Unified Theory" or "UNTB") is a theory and the title of a monograph by ecologist Stephen Hubbell. The hypothesis aims to explain the ...

If you had braved the jungles of China’s Fujian province in the early 20th century, various accounts say, you might have witnessed a stunningly unexpected animal: a blue tiger. These tigers were ...