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Author: Jane B. Reece, Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Robert B. Jackson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 54.4, Problem 1CC
Describe two hypotheses that explain why species diversity is greater in tropical regions than in temperate and polar regions.
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