Coordinated biotic and abiotic change during the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event: Darriwilian assembly of early Paleozoic building blocks
Abstract The Ordovician Period records an extraordinary biodiversity increase known as the
Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event (GOBE), which coincided with a series of …
Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event (GOBE), which coincided with a series of …
Evolution of animal regeneration: re-emergence of a field
Regeneration, the replacement of lost body parts, is widespread yet highly variable among
animals. Explaining this variation remains a major challenge in biology. Great strides have …
animals. Explaining this variation remains a major challenge in biology. Great strides have …
Does pollen-assemblage richness reflect floristic richness? A review of recent developments and future challenges
Current interest and debate on pollen-assemblage richness as a proxy for past plant
richness have prompted us to review recent developments in assessing whether modern …
richness have prompted us to review recent developments in assessing whether modern …
The multidimensionality of the niche reveals functional diversity changes in benthic marine biotas across geological time
Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 561–568 Abstract Despite growing attention on the influence of
functional diversity changes on ecosystem functioning, a palaeoecological perspective on …
functional diversity changes on ecosystem functioning, a palaeoecological perspective on …
Predation in the marine fossil record: studies, data, recognition, environmental factors, and behavior
The fossil record is the primary source of data used to study predator-prey interactions in
deep time and to evaluate key questions regarding the evolutionary and ecological …
deep time and to evaluate key questions regarding the evolutionary and ecological …
The Proterozoic record of eukaryotes
Proterozoic strata host evidence of global “Snowball Earth” glaciations, large perturbations
to the carbon cycle, proposed changes in the redox state of oceans, the diversification of …
to the carbon cycle, proposed changes in the redox state of oceans, the diversification of …
Biotic interactions and macroevolution: extensions and mismatches across scales and levels
D Jablonski - Evolution, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Clade dynamics in the fossil record broadly fit expectations from the operation of
competition, predation, and mutualism, but data from both modern and ancient systems …
competition, predation, and mutualism, but data from both modern and ancient systems …
Bayesian analyses indicate bivalves did not drive the downfall of brachiopods following the Permian-Triassic mass extinction
Certain times of major biotic replacement have often been interpreted as broadly
competitive, mediated by innovation in the succeeding clades. A classic example was the …
competitive, mediated by innovation in the succeeding clades. A classic example was the …
The latest Ediacaran wormworld fauna: setting the ecological stage for the Cambrian explosion
As signposted by the fossil record, the early Cambrian period chronicles the appearance
and evolutionary diversification of most animal phyla in a geologically rapid event …
and evolutionary diversification of most animal phyla in a geologically rapid event …
Nitrate limitation in early Neoproterozoic oceans delayed the ecological rise of eukaryotes
The early Neoproterozoic Era witnessed the initial ecological rise of eukaryotes at ca. 800
Ma. To assess whether nitrate availability played an important role in this evolutionary event …
Ma. To assess whether nitrate availability played an important role in this evolutionary event …