Recently, McKenna et al., 2015 (MCK15 hereafter) investigated the higher level
phylogenetic relationships of beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera) using the most comprehensive …

The last 10 years have seen more research on insect macroevolution than all the previous
years combined. Here, I summarize and criticise the claims that have been made by …

Larvae of water scavenger beetles (Coleoptera: Hydrophiloidea) are adapted to a wide
variety of aquatic habitats, but little is known about functional and evolutionary aspects of …

Although fungi are one of the most diverse groups of organisms, little is known about the
processes that shape their high taxonomic diversity. This study focuses on evolution of …

Abstract Background Tropical rainforests (TRFs) harbour almost half of the world's vascular
plant species diversity while covering only about 6–7% of land. However, why species …

ABSTRACT Clupeiformes (herring, sardines, shad, anchovies and allies) are a globally
distributed clade with nearly 400 marine, freshwater, and diadromous species. Although …

Paleontological data on the evolution of aquatic beetles are reviewed. A total of 37 beetle
families are regarded as aquatic; five of them are extinct; three other extinct families could …

Aim We tested the hypothesis that ancient vicariance in giant water scavenger beetles
shaped their current distribution. Location Worldwide except Antarctica. Methods We …

Simple Summary Desiccation resistance and physiological plasticity are key traits for
species persistence in the context of aridification under global change. One of the main …

The climatic variability hypothesis (CVH) predicts that organisms in more thermally variable
environments have wider thermal breadths and higher thermal plasticity than those from …