Tropical latitudes have not experienced the large number of ice ages experienced at higher latitudes.Instead, their climates have remained moderate and stable.This provides evidence for which hypothesis related to latitudinal species diversity patterns?
A) Productivity
B) Species diversification rate
C) Species diversification time
D) Both productivity and species diversification rate
E) Both productivity and species diversification time

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The stability of climates in tropical latitudes over long periods allows for uninterrupted species evolution and diversification, supporting the hypothesis that species diversity is higher in these regions due to longer periods of species diversification time.

Tropical Latitudes Have Not Experienced the Large Number of Ice