Homage to Santa Rosalia, or Why Are There So Many Kinds of Animals?
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"Homage to Santa Rosalia, or Why Are There So Many Kinds of Animals?" is a classic 1959 essay by ecologist G. Evelyn Hutchinson that explores the ecological and evolutionary mechanisms underlying the great diversity of animal species.
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| instanceOf |
ecology paper
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scientific essay ⓘ |
| addressesQuestion | Why are there so many kinds of animals? ⓘ |
| author | G. Evelyn Hutchinson ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Rosalia ⓘ |
| discusses |
coexistence of competing species
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mathematical approaches to ecological problems ⓘ role of environmental heterogeneity in diversity ⓘ |
| explores |
ecological mechanisms underlying species diversity
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evolutionary mechanisms underlying species diversity ⓘ |
| field |
ecology
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evolutionary biology ⓘ |
| focusesOn | animal species diversity ⓘ |
| genre | scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation | ecologist ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
shaped later research on species coexistence
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widely cited in ecological literature ⓘ |
| influencedField |
community ecology
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theoretical ecology ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
classic work in ecology
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foundational paper on species diversity ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
ecological niches
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mechanisms of biodiversity ⓘ species diversity ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
limiting similarity
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niche theory ⓘ resource partitioning ⓘ |
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