The more‐individuals hypothesis revisited: the role of community abundance in species richness regulation and the productivity–diversity relationship
Species richness increases with energy availability, yet there is little consensus as to the
exact processes driving this species–energy relationship. The most straightforward …
exact processes driving this species–energy relationship. The most straightforward …
Why does diversification slow down?
Studies of phylogenetic diversification often show evidence for slowdowns in diversification
rates over the history of clades. Recent studies seeking biological explanations for this …
rates over the history of clades. Recent studies seeking biological explanations for this …
Phylogenetic scale in ecology and evolution
Aim Many important patterns and processes vary across the phylogeny and depend on
phylogenetic scale. Nonetheless, phylogenetic scale has never been formally …
phylogenetic scale. Nonetheless, phylogenetic scale has never been formally …
The origin and maintenance of montane diversity: integrating evolutionary and ecological processes
Determining how ecological and evolutionary processes produce spatial variation in local
species richness remains an unresolved challenge. Using mountains as a model system, we …
species richness remains an unresolved challenge. Using mountains as a model system, we …
Widespread correlations between climatic niche evolution and species diversification in birds
The adaptability of species' climatic niches can influence the dynamics of colonization and
gene flow across climatic gradients, potentially increasing the likelihood of speciation or …
gene flow across climatic gradients, potentially increasing the likelihood of speciation or …
Systematics, biogeography, and diversification of Scytalopus tapaculos (Rhinocryptidae), an enigmatic radiation of Neotropical montane birds
We studied the phylogeny, biogeography, and diversification of suboscine passerines in the
genus Scytalopus (Rhinocryptidae), a widespread, species-rich, and taxonomically …
genus Scytalopus (Rhinocryptidae), a widespread, species-rich, and taxonomically …
Climatic niche attributes and diversification in Anolis lizards
Aim The aim of this study was to test the link between climatic niche dynamics and species
diversification in Anolis on islands and on the mainland. We tested the hypotheses that …
diversification in Anolis on islands and on the mainland. We tested the hypotheses that …
What explains patterns of species richness? The relative importance of climatic‐niche evolution, morphological evolution, and ecological limits in salamanders
A major goal of evolutionary biology and ecology is to understand why species richness
varies among clades. Previous studies have suggested that variation in richness among …
varies among clades. Previous studies have suggested that variation in richness among …
Ecological controls of mammalian diversification vary with phylogenetic scale
Aim Diversity dynamics remain controversial. Here, we examine these dynamics, together
with the ecological factors governing them, across mammalian clades of different ages and …
with the ecological factors governing them, across mammalian clades of different ages and …
Expansion in geographical and morphological space drives continued lineage diversification in a global passerine radiation
Why diversification rates vary so extensively across the tree of life remains an important yet
unresolved issue in biology. Two prominent and potentially independent factors proposed to …
unresolved issue in biology. Two prominent and potentially independent factors proposed to …