The role of evolution in sha** ecological networks

ST Segar, TM Fayle, DS Srivastava… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2020 - cell.com
The structure of ecological networks reflects the evolutionary history of their biotic
components, and their dynamics are strongly driven by ecoevolutionary processes. Here, we …

Next-generation cophylogeny: unravelling eco-evolutionary processes

I Blasco-Costa, A Hayward, R Poulin… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2021 - cell.com
A fundamental question in evolutionary biology is how microevolutionary processes
translate into species diversification. Cophylogeny provides an appropriate framework to …

Understanding the influence of host radiation on symbiont speciation through parasites of species flocks

MPM Vanhove, N Kmentová, C Faes… - Cold Spring …, 2025 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
(Adaptive) radiations have attracted evolutionary biologists for a long time as ideal model
systems to study patterns and processes of often rapid speciation. However, whereas a …

[HTML][HTML] What lies behind the curtain: Cryptic diversity in helminth parasites of human and veterinary importance

LE Cháves-González, F Morales-Calvo, J Mora… - Current Research in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Parasite cryptic species are morphologically indistinguishable but genetically distinct
organisms, leading to taxa with unclear species boundaries. Speciation mechanisms such …

Assessing co‐diversification in host‐associated microbiomes

AH Moeller, JG Sanders, DD Sprockett… - Journal of Evolutionary …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
When lineages of hosts and microbial symbionts engage in intimate interactions over
evolutionary timescales, they can diversify in parallel (ie, co‐diversify), producing …

Reflections on, and visions for, the changing field of pollination ecology

TM Knight, TL Ashman, JM Bennett, JH Burns… - Ecology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Since the launch of Ecology Letters in 1998, the field of Pollination Ecology has changed
considerably in its focus. In this review, we discuss the major discoveries across the past two …

Explosive networking: the role of adaptive host radiations and ecological opportunity in a species‐rich host–parasite assembly

AJ Cruz‐Laufer, T Artois, S Koblmüller… - Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Many species‐rich ecological communities emerge from adaptive radiation events. Yet the
effects of adaptive radiation on community assembly remain poorly understood. Here, we …

Grand challenges in coevolution

M Medina, DM Baker, DA Baltrus… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Coevolution—reciprocal evolutionary change between interacting lineages (Thompson,
1994; see Glossary)—is thought to have played a profound role in the evolution of Life on …

Phylogeography and host‐shift speciation in the vampirecups, an enigmatic clade of endophytic holoparasitic plants

F Martos, N Hobbhahn, C de Vega… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Diversification of obligate parasites is often closely associated with historical shifts
among host species. This phenomenon is well‐documented in animal parasites but still …

Conserving diversity in Irish plant–pollinator networks

L Russo, Ú Fitzpatrick, M Larkin, S Mullen… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Beneficial insects provide valuable services upon which we rely, including pollination.
Pollinator conservation is a global priority, and a significant concern in Ireland, where over …