Freshwater fish communities in Ecuador exhibit some of the highest levels of diversity and
endemism in the Neotropics. Unfortunately, aquatic ecosystems in the country are under …

Habitat loss and degradation are primary threats to amphibians and reptiles, but the relative
effects of common land uses on assemblages and the mechanisms that underlie faunal …

Dams and other anthropogenic barriers have caused global ecological and hydrological
upheaval in the blink of the geological eye. In the present article, we synthesize 307 studies …

Effects of fragmentation on the ecology of organisms occupying dendritic ecological
networks (DENs) have recently been described through both conceptual and mathematical …

Human‐induced trait change has been documented in freshwater, marine, and terrestrial
ecosystems worldwide. These trait changes are driven by phenotypic plasticity and …

Anthropogenic impacts on the environment alter speciation processes by affecting both
geographical contexts and selection patterns on a worldwide scale. Here we review …

Biotic‐environment interactions have long been considered an important factor in functional
phenotype differentiation in organisms. The differentiation processes determining functional …

The world's largest rivers are home to diverse, endemic, and threatened fish species.
However, their sheer sizes make large-scale biomonitoring challenging. While …

Human activities reduce biodiversity but may also drive diversification by modifying
selection. Urbanization alters stream hydrology by increasing peak water velocities, which …

Knowing the relationship between size, morphological traits and swimming performance of
fish is essential to understand the swimming capacity to successfully surpass these …