Evolutionary relationships are likely to play a significant role in sha** plant physiological
and structural traits observed in contemporary taxa. We review research on phylogenetic …

Animals produce a wide array of sounds with highly variable acoustic structures. It is
possible to understand the causes and consequences of this variation across taxa with …

The root economics spectrum (RES), a common hypothesis postulating a tradeoff between
resource acquisition and conservation traits, is being challenged by conflicting relationships …

Restriction-site associated DNA (RAD) sequencing and related methods rely on the
conservation of enzyme recognition sites to isolate homologous DNA fragments for …

The arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis is key to plant nutrition, and hence is potentially
key in sustainable agriculture. Fertilization and other agricultural practices reduce soil AM …

Angiosperms, which inhabit diverse environments across all continents, exhibit significant
variation in genome sizes, making them an excellent model system for examining …

Cross-national analyses test hypotheses about the drivers of variation in national outcomes.
However, since nations are connected in various ways, such as via spatial proximity and …

Background GC pairs are generally more stable than AT pairs; GC-rich genomes were
proposed to be more adapted to high temperatures than AT-rich genomes. Previous studies …

Human land-use results in widespread range change across taxa. Anthropogenic pressures
can result in species' realized niches expanding, shifting, or contracting. Marginalization …

Visual acuity (the ability to resolve spatial detail) is highly variable across fishes. However,
little is known about the evolutionary pressures underlying this variation. We reviewed …