Aim To evaluate the evolutionary conservatism of coarse‐resolution Grinnellian (or
scenopoetic) ecological niches. Location Global. Methods I review a broad swathe of …

Phylogenetic niche conservatism (PNC) typically refers to the tendency of closely related
species to be more similar to each other in terms of niche than they are to more distant …

The origin of biological diversity, via the formation of new species, can be inextricably linked
to adaptation to the ecological environment. Specifically, ecological processes are central to …

Scientific research increasingly calls for open‐source software that is flexible, interactive,
and expandable, while providing methodological guidance and reproducibility. Currently …

The increased availability of spatial data and methodological developments in species
distribution modelling has lead to concurrent advances in phylogeography, broadening the …

Aim Studies of environmental niche shift/niche conservatism that are based on species
distribution modelling require a quantification of niche purity and potential overlap. Although …

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Species distribution models (SDM s) have been criticized for involving assumptions that
ignore or categorize many ecologically relevant factors such as dispersal ability and biotic …

Environmental change can create opportunities for increased rates of lineage diversification,
but continued species accumulation has been hypothesized to lead to slowdowns via …

Species environmental niches are central to ecology, evolution, and global change
research, but their characterization and interpretation depend on the spatial scale …