Recent innovations in phylogenetic comparative methods (PCMs) have spurred a
renaissance of research into the causes and consequences of large‐scale patterns of …

Phylogenies are usually dated by calibrating interior nodes against the fossil record. This
relies on indirect methods that, in the worst case, misrepresent the fossil information. Here …

Meta‐analysis is increasingly used in ecology and evolutionary biology. Yet, in these fields
this technique has an important limitation: phylogenetic non‐independence exists among …

Appropriate and extensive taxon sampling is one of the most important determinants of
accurate phylogenetic estimation. In addition, accuracy of inferences about evolutionary …

The idea that all life on earth traces back to a common origin dates back at least to Charles
Darwin's Origin of Species. Ever since, biologists have tried to piece together parts of this …

In the face of the biodiversity crisis, it is argued that we should prioritize species in order to
capture high functional diversity (FD). Because species traits often reflect shared …

The Neotropics contains half of remaining rainforests and Earth's largest reservoir of
amphibian biodiversity. However, determinants of Neotropical biodiversity (ie, vicariance …

A characteristic signature of adaptive radiation is a slowing of the rate of speciation toward
the present. On the basis of molecular phylogenies, studies of single clades have frequently …

Evolution is happening all around us. In many cases–lately, due to technological advances
in molecular biology–scientists can now describe the evolutionary process in exquisite …

A comprehensive account of both basic and advanced material in phylogeny estimation,
focusing on computational and statistical issues. No background in biology or computer …