Mechanisms of Insular Speciation: A Comparative Analysis of Flightless Avifauna on the Neo-Pangea Archipelago
Abstract
This study investigates the biogeographical distribution of the fictional Apteryx digitalis, a flightless bird endemic to the Neo-Pangea Archipelago. By applying the Equilibrium Theory of Island Biogeography (ETIB), we analyzed the correlation between island area, distance from the mainland, and species richness over a simulated period of 500 years. Our findings indicate that while isolation promotes genetic divergence, the "Rescue Effect" remains a critical variable in preventing stochastic extinction on smaller islets. These results offer a robust framework for testing OJS metadata ingestion and PDF indexing in ecological journals.
