Abstract The Eocene–Oligocene transition (EOT) was a climate shift from a largely ice-free
greenhouse world to an icehouse climate, involving the first major glaciation of Antarctica …

The largest tectonic relief breaking the Earth's surface (13 km vertically) is at the subduction
margin of the Andes, which generates routinely megathrust earthquakes (Mw> 8.5) and …

Although temporal calibration is widely recognized as critical for obtaining accurate
divergence-time estimates using molecular dating methods, few studies have evaluated the …

Abstract The Antarctic Circumpolar Current plays a pivotal role in global climate through its
strong influence on the global overturning circulation, ocean heat and CO2 uptake …

In spite of their relatively small size as a group of insects, dung beetles have attracted an
inordinate amount of scientific interest over the years, starting with the work of the French …

The isolation of the Southern Ocean after the opening of Drake Passage some 23–25 million
years ago, the formation of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, the subsequent cooling of the …

Recent studies indicate that-due to climate change-the Earth is undergoing rapid changes in
all cryospheric components, including polar sea ice shrinkage, mountain glacier recession …

Modern cetaceans, a poster child of evolution, play an important role in the ocean
ecosystem as apex predators and nutrient distributors, as well as evolutionary “step** …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as a group of toxic and carcinogenic compounds
are large scale globally emitted anthropogenic pollutants mainly emitted into the …

Adaptive radiation is usually triggered by ecological opportunity, arising through (i) the
colonization of a new habitat by its progenitor;(ii) the extinction of competitors; or (iii) the …