Phenotypic differentiation is often interpreted as a result of local adaptation of individuals to
their environment. Here, we investigated the skull morphological differentiation in 11 …

Life underground has provided remarkable examples of adaptive evolution in subterranean
mammals; however, genome‐wide adaptive evolution to underground stresses still needs …

Current genetic variation patterns across different geographic areas are mainly the result of
various historical processes, including paleoclimate oscillations and tectonic events …

Predicting how biodiversity will be affected and will respond to human‐induced
environmental changes is one of the most critical challenges facing ecologists today. Here …

Environmental changes can lead to evolutionary shifts in phenotypic traits, which in turn
facilitate the exploitation of novel adaptive landscapes and lineage diversification. The …

Context Anthropogenic activities have detrimental impacts on natural habitats and the
species inhabiting them. In particular, habitat fragmentation has a profound effect on the …

Phylogenetic reconstruction based on morphometric data is hampered by homoplasies. For
example, many similarities in cranial form between primate taxa more strongly reflect …

Climatic gradients such as latitude and elevation are considered primary drivers of global
biogeography. Yet, alongside these macro‐gradients, the vertical space and structure …

Aim The drivers of extraordinary species diversity and endemism in biodiversity hotspots
remain elusive. To identify such drivers, it is necessary to understand the origin of allopatric …

Aim We use ecogeographical rules to understand the relationship between biogeography
and morphological evolution in Sorex (Linnaeus, 1758) shrews. Specifically, we test for …