Process‐based modelling shows how climate and demography shape language diversity

Global Ecology and Biogeography • Vol/Iss. 26(5) • Wiley & Sons • • Published In • Pages: 584-591 •
By Gavin, Michael C. , Rangel, Thiago F., Bowern, Claire, Colwell, Robert K., Kirby, Kathryn R. , Botero, Carlos A. , Dunn, Michael, Dunn, Robert R., McCarter, Joe, Pacheco Coelho, Marco Túlio, Gray, Russell D.

Hypothesis

The proposed simulation model predicts the number of precolonial languages in Australia.

Note

The model predicted an average of 406 languages, and the observed number is 407.

Test

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