What is so special about tropics that might account for their greater biological diversity? Ecologists and evolutionary biologists have proposed various hypotheses; some important ones are (a) Speciation is generally a function of time, unlike temperate regions subjected to frequent glaciations in the past, tropical latitudes have remained relatively undisturbed for millions of years and thus, had a long
Assertion (A): Tropical and temperate regions have experienced different geological histories. Reason (R): Temperate regions have remained undisturbed while tropical latitudes were subjected to frequent glaciations.
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