The formation of the Isthmus of Panama stands as one of the greatest natural events of the
Cenozoic, driving profound biotic transformations on land and in the oceans. Some recent …

Body size determines total reproductive-energy output. Most theories assume reproductive
output is a fixed proportion of size, with respect to mass, but formal macroecological tests are …

Coral reefs are renowned for their spectacular biodiversity and the close links between
fishes and corals. Despite extensive fossil records and common biogeographic histories, the …

We present mvmorph, a package of multivariate phylogenetic comparative methods for the r
statistical environment. mvmorph is freely available on the cran package repository …

GG Simpson, one of the chief architects of evolutionary biology's modern synthesis,
proposed that diversification occurs on a macroevolutionary adaptive landscape, but …

Aim The geological and palaeo‐climatic forces that produced the unique biodiversity in the
Red Sea are a subject of vigorous debate. Here, we review evidence for and against the …

The family Pomacentridae is a species-rich group of primarily marine fishes. The
phylogenetic relationships of the damselfishes are examined herein using sequence data …

Tropical reef fishes are widely regarded as being perhaps the most morphologically diverse
vertebrate assemblage on earth, yet much remains to be discovered about the scope and …

Reef fishes are an exceptionally speciose vertebrate assemblage, yet the main drivers of
their diversification remain unclear. It has been suggested that Miocene reef rearrangements …

The largest marine biodiversity hotspot straddles the I ndian and P acific O ceans, driven by
taxa associated with tropical coral reefs. Centred on the I ndo‐A ustralian A rchipelago (IAA) …