The Angiosperm Terrestrial Revolution and the origins of modern biodiversity
Biodiversity today has the unusual property that 85% of plant and animal species live on
land rather than in the sea, and half of these live in tropical rainforests. An explosive boost to …
land rather than in the sea, and half of these live in tropical rainforests. An explosive boost to …
The Red Queen and the Court Jester: species diversity and the role of biotic and abiotic factors through time
MJ Benton - science, 2009 - science.org
Evolution may be dominated by biotic factors, as in the Red Queen model, or abiotic factors,
as in the Court Jester model, or a mixture of both. The two models appear to operate …
as in the Court Jester model, or a mixture of both. The two models appear to operate …
Integrated phylogenomics and fossil data illuminate the evolution of beetles
Beetles constitute the most biodiverse animal order with over 380 000 described species
and possibly several million more yet unnamed. Recent phylogenomic studies have arrived …
and possibly several million more yet unnamed. Recent phylogenomic studies have arrived …
The beetle tree of life reveals that C oleoptera survived end‐P ermian mass extinction to diversify during the C retaceous terrestrial revolution
Here we present a phylogeny of beetles (I nsecta: C oleoptera) based on DNA sequence
data from eight nuclear genes, including six single‐copy nuclear protein‐coding genes, for …
data from eight nuclear genes, including six single‐copy nuclear protein‐coding genes, for …
Comprehensive phylogenomic time tree of bryophytes reveals deep relationships and uncovers gene incongruences in the last 500 million years of diversification
J Bechteler, G Peñaloza‐Bojacá, D Bell… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Premise Bryophytes form a major component of terrestrial plant biomass, structuring
ecological communities in all biomes. Our understanding of the evolutionary history of …
ecological communities in all biomes. Our understanding of the evolutionary history of …
[BUCH][B] Historical biogeography of Neotropical freshwater fishes
The fish faunas of continental South and Central America constitute one of the greatest
concentrations of aquatic diversity on Earth, consisting of about 10 percent of all living …
concentrations of aquatic diversity on Earth, consisting of about 10 percent of all living …
strap: an R package for plotting phylogenies against stratigraphy and assessing their stratigraphic congruence
Abstract strap (S tratigraphic T ree A nalysis for P alaeontology) is a new package for the
freely available statistical programming language R designed to perform three main …
freely available statistical programming language R designed to perform three main …
Biology of the sauropod dinosaurs: the evolution of gigantism
The herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods were the
largest terrestrial animals ever, surpassing the largest herbivorous mammals by an order of …
largest terrestrial animals ever, surpassing the largest herbivorous mammals by an order of …
The angiosperm radiation played a dual role in the diversification of insects and insect pollinators
Interactions with angiosperms have been hypothesised to play a crucial role in driving
diversification among insects, with a particular emphasis on pollinator insects. However …
diversification among insects, with a particular emphasis on pollinator insects. However …
The origin of snakes: revealing the ecology, behavior, and evolutionary history of early snakes using genomics, phenomics, and the fossil record
Background The highly derived morphology and astounding diversity of snakes has long
inspired debate regarding the ecological and evolutionary origin of both the snake total …
inspired debate regarding the ecological and evolutionary origin of both the snake total …