Daniel Simberloff and Edward Wilson tested the island biogeography theory by
A) releasing animals on oceanic islands.
B) defaunating tiny islets of mangroves in the Florida Keys.
C) observing the results of the Krakatau volcano explosion.
D) reconstructing phylogenetic relationships of horses.
E) None of the above

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Simberloff and Wilson tested the island biogeography theory by defaunating tiny islets of mangroves in the Florida Keys. They investigated how the size and distance of the islands affected the diversity and richness of the species present on the islands over time.

Daniel Simberloff and Edward Wilson Tested the Island Biogeography Theory