Borges, Paulo A. V.Hortal, Joaquín2012-06-142012-06-142009-01Borges, P.A.V.; Hortal, Joaquín. Time, area and isolation: factors driving the diversification of Azorean arthropods. "Journal of Biogeography", 36(1), 178-191, 2009.0305-0270 (Print)1365-2699 (Online)http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/1417Copyright © 2008 The Authors. Journal compilation.Copyright © 2008 Blackwell Publishing.R. J. Whittaker et al. recently proposed a ‘general dynamic model of oceanic island biogeography’ (GDM), providing a general explanation of island biodiversity patterns by relating fundamental biogeographical processes – speciation, immigration, extinction – to area (A) and time (T; maximum island geological age). We adapt their model, which predicts a positive relationship with area combined with a humped relationship to time (designated the ATT2 model), to study the factors promoting diversification on the Azores for several arthropod groups.engEcologyArthropodsAzoresBeetleCavernicolous SpeciesDispersalGeneral Dynamic ModelIsland EvolutionIsland Geological AgeSingle-Island EndemicsSpeciationjournal article2012-06-07