The merging of community ecology and phylogenetic biology
The increasing availability of phylogenetic data, computing power and informatics tools has
facilitated a rapid expansion of studies that apply phylogenetic data and methods to …
facilitated a rapid expansion of studies that apply phylogenetic data and methods to …
Niche conservatism as an emerging principle in ecology and conservation biology
The diversity of life is ultimately generated by evolution, and much attention has focused on
the rapid evolution of ecological traits. Yet, the tendency for many ecological traits to instead …
the rapid evolution of ecological traits. Yet, the tendency for many ecological traits to instead …
[PDF][PDF] phytools: an R package for phylogenetic comparative biology (and other things)
LJ Revell - Methods in ecology and evolution, 2012 - drive.google.com
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APPLICATION phytools: an R package for phylogenetic comparative biology (and other things) …
APPLICATION phytools: an R package for phylogenetic comparative biology (and other things) …
Phylogenetic niche conservatism, phylogenetic signal and the relationship between phylogenetic relatedness and ecological similarity among species
JB Losos - Ecology letters, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Ecologists are increasingly adopting an evolutionary perspective, and in recent years, the
idea that closely related species are ecologically similar has become widespread. In this …
idea that closely related species are ecologically similar has become widespread. In this …
How to measure and test phylogenetic signal
Phylogenetic signal is the tendency of related species to resemble each other more than
species drawn at random from the same tree. This pattern is of considerable interest in a …
species drawn at random from the same tree. This pattern is of considerable interest in a …
phytools 2.0: an updated R ecosystem for phylogenetic comparative methods (and other things)
LJ Revell - PeerJ, 2024 - peerj.com
Phylogenetic comparative methods comprise the general endeavor of using an estimated
phylogenetic tree (or set of trees) to make secondary inferences: about trait evolution …
phylogenetic tree (or set of trees) to make secondary inferences: about trait evolution …
[BOOK][B] Functional and phylogenetic ecology in R
NG Swenson - 2014 - Springer
The hypotheses that have been derived to explain the distribution, abundance, dynamics,
and diversity of species are typically tested using data matrices containing the names and …
and diversity of species are typically tested using data matrices containing the names and …
A Generalized K Statistic for Estimating Phylogenetic Signal from Shape and Other High-Dimensional Multivariate Data
DC Adams - Systematic biology, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Phylogenetic signal is the tendency for closely related species to display similar trait values
due to their common ancestry. Several methods have been developed for quantifying …
due to their common ancestry. Several methods have been developed for quantifying …
Size-correction and principal components for interspecific comparative studies
LJ Revell - Evolution, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Phylogenetic methods for the analysis of species data are widely used in evolutionary
studies. However, preliminary data transformations and data reduction procedures (such as …
studies. However, preliminary data transformations and data reduction procedures (such as …
General quantitative genetic methods for comparative biology: phylogenies, taxonomies and multi‐trait models for continuous and categorical characters
Although many of the statistical techniques used in comparative biology were originally
developed in quantitative genetics, subsequent development of comparative techniques has …
developed in quantitative genetics, subsequent development of comparative techniques has …