In this contribution, we develop a theoretical framework for linking microprocesses (ie,
population dynamics and evolution through natural selection) with macrophenomena (such …

Modularity has emerged as a central concept for evolutionary biology, thereby providing the
field with a theory of organismal structure and variation. This theory has reframed long …

In a complex system, the individual components are neither so tightly coupled or correlated
that they can all be treated as a single unit, nor so uncorrelated that they can be …

The structure of ecological networks reflects the evolutionary history of their biotic
components, and their dynamics are strongly driven by ecoevolutionary processes. Here, we …

One of the central problems in ecology is to understand how patterns observed in ecological
systems are linked to ecological and evolutionary processes (Levin 1992). Ecological …

Although networks provide a powerful approach to study a large variety of ecological
systems, their formulation does not typically account for multiple interaction types …

Ecological networks can represent the structure of food webs, energy flow, and the many
and diverse types of interactions between species in ecosystems. Despite its tremendous …

Landscape's spatial structure has vast implications for the dynamics and distribution of
species populations and ecological communities. However, the characterization of the …

Spatially periodic patterns can be observed in a variety of ecosystems. Model studies
revealed that patterned ecosystems may respond in a nonlinear way to environmental …

Ecological networks represent the backbone of biodiversity. As species diversify over macro-
evolutionary time-scales, the structure of these networks changes; this happens because …