Trait‐based species richness: ecology and macroevolution

JJ Wiens - Biological Reviews, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the origins of species richness patterns is a fundamental goal in ecology and
evolutionary biology. Much research has focused on explaining two kinds of species …

Nuclear phylogenomics of angiosperms and insights into their relationships and evolution

G Zhang, H Ma - Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Angiosperms (flowering plants) are by far the most diverse land plant group with over
300,000 species. The sudden appearance of diverse angiosperms in the fossil record was …

Genome-wide macroevolutionary signatures of key innovations in butterflies colonizing new host plants

R Allio, B Nabholz, S Wanke, G Chomicki… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The mega-diversity of herbivorous insects is attributed to their co-evolutionary associations
with plants. Despite abundant studies on insect-plant interactions, we do not know whether …

Climbing mechanisms and the diversification of neotropical climbing plants across time and space

P Sperotto, N Roque, P Acevedo‐Rodríguez… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climbers germinate on the ground but need external support to sustain their stems, which
are maintained attached to supports through modified organs, that is, climbing mechanisms …

Sequential diversification with Miocene extinction and Pliocene speciation linked to mountain uplift explains the diversity of the African rain forest clade Monodoreae …

LPMJ Dagallier, FL Condamine… - Annals of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Throughout the Cenozoic, Africa underwent several climatic
and geological changes impacting the evolution of tropical rain forests (TRFs). African TRFs …

Complete genus‐level phylogenomics and new subtribal classification of the pantropical plant family Annonaceae

FJ Nge, T Chaowasku, A Damthongdee, C Wiya… - Taxon, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Annonaceae is a major tropical plant family particularly diverse in tropical rain forests of the
world. Although the classification and systematics of the family has significantly improved …

Neogene history of the Amazonian flora: a perspective based on geological, palynological, and molecular phylogenetic data

C Hoorn, LG Lohmann, LM Boschman… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The Amazon hosts one of the largest and richest rainforests in the world, but its origins
remain debated. Growing evidence suggests that geodiversity and geological history played …

'Out of Africa' origin of the pantropical staghorn fern genus Platycerium (Polypodiaceae) supported by plastid phylogenomics and biogeographical analysis

B Xue, E Huang, G Zhao, R Wei, Z Song… - Annals of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims The staghorn fern genus Platycerium is one of the most
commonly grown ornamental ferns, and it evolved to occupy a typical pantropical …

The genetic mechanisms underlying the convergent evolution of pollination syndromes in the Neotropical radiation of Costus L.

E Valderrama, JB Landis, D Skinner… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Selection together with variation in floral traits can act to mold floral form, often driven by a
plant's predominant or most effective pollinators. To investigate the evolution of traits …

Linking the evolution of development of stem vascular system in Nyctaginaceae and its correlation to habit and species diversification

IL Cunha Neto, MR Pace, R Hernández-Gutiérrez… - EvoDevo, 2022 - Springer
Background Alternative patterns of secondary growth in stems of Nyctaginaceae is present
in all growth habits of the family and have been known for a long time. However, the …