Explaining broad molecular, phenotypic and species biodiversity patterns necessitates a
unifying framework spanning multiple evolutionary scales. Here we argue that although …

Specialization in plant–pollinator relationships is a core concept in discussions of plant
evolution and ecology; it is central to our thinking, not just about the ecology of plant …

Our understanding of macroevolutionary patterns of adaptive evolution has greatly
increased with the advent of large-scale phylogenetic comparative methods. Widely used …

Over the past decade, a new set of methods for estimating dated trees has emerged.
Originally referred to as the fossilized birth–death (FBD) process, this single model has …

The correlation between species diversification and morphological evolution has long been
of interest in evolutionary biology. We investigated the relationship between these …

Rapid adaptive radiation poses two distinct questions apart from speciation and adaptation:
What happens after one speciation event and how do some lineages continue speciating …

Contents Summary 1170 I. Introduction 1170 II. Six key questions 1172 III. Three key
challenges 1177 IV. Conclusions 1181 Acknowledgements 1182 References 1183 …

Darwin's dual interests in evolution and plants formed the basis of evolutionary botany, a
field that developed following his publications on both topics. Here, we review his many …

Making meaningful inferences from phylogenetic comparative data requires a meaningful
model of trait evolution. It is thus important to determine whether the model is appropriate for …

Speciation rates vary greatly among taxa and regions and are shaped by both biotic and
abiotic factors. However, the relative importance and interactions of these factors are not …