The origin, distribution, and function of biological diversity are fundamental themes of
ecology and evolutionary biology. Research on birds has played a major role in the history …

An organism's ability to disperse influences many fundamental processes, from speciation
and geographical range expansion to community assembly. However, the patterns and …

Studies of speciation typically investigate the evolution of reproductive isolation between
populations, but several other processes can serve as key steps limiting the formation of …

The factors responsible for variation in dispersal distances across species remain poorly
understood. Previous comparative studies found differing results and equivocal support for …

Natal dispersal—the movement from birthplace to breeding location—is often considered
the most significant dispersal event in an animal's lifetime. Natal dispersal distances may be …

Increases in biodiversity often lead to greater, and less variable, levels of ecosystem
functioning. However, whether species are less likely to go extinct in more diverse …

Dispersal ability is known to influence geographical structuring of genetic variation within
species, with a direct relationship between low vagility and population genetic structure …

Soil micro-organisms drive the global carbon and nutrient cycles that underlie essential
ecosystem functions. Yet, we are only beginning to grasp the drivers of terrestrial microbial …

Many quantitative traits, for example body size, have been hypothesized to influence the
diversification dynamics of lineages over macroevolutionary time‐scales. The Quantitative …

Rates of species formation vary widely across the tree of life and contribute to many of the
most striking large-scale patterns in biological diversity. For the past few decades, most …