Much of what we know about speciation comes from detailed studies of well‐known model
systems. Although there have been several important syntheses on speciation, few (if any) …

Large-scale, time-calibrated phylogenies from supermatrix studies have become crucial for
evolutionary and ecological studies in many groups of organisms. However, in frogs (anuran …

Understanding the origins of species richness patterns is a fundamental goal in ecology and
evolutionary biology. Much research has focused on explaining two kinds of species …

Amphibians have undergone important evolutionary transitions in reproductive modes and
life-cycles. We compare large-scale macroevolutionary patterns in these transitions across …

Transparency in animals is a complex form of camouflage involving mechanisms that reduce
light scattering and absorption throughout the organism. In vertebrates, attaining …

Species distributions in terrestrial ecosystems are three‐dimensional, spanning both the
horizontal landscape and the vertical space provided by the physical environment. Classical …

Ant–plant interactions are diverse and abundant and include classic models in the study of
mutualism and other biotic interactions. By estimating a time-scaled phylogeny of more than …

The causes of the rapid diversification and extraordinary richness of flowering plants
(angiosperms) relative to other plant clades is a long-standing mystery. Angiosperms are …

Estimates of diversification rates are invaluable for many macroevolutionary studies.
Recently, an approach called BAMM (Bayesian Analysis of Macro-evolutionary Mixtures) …

Lengthy debate has surrounded the theoretical and empirical science of whether climatic
niche evolution is related to increased or decreased rates of biological diversification …