The evolution of insular woodiness
Insular woodiness (IW)—the evolutionary transition from herbaceousness toward woodiness
on islands—is one of the most iconic features of island floras. Since pioneering work by …
on islands—is one of the most iconic features of island floras. Since pioneering work by …
Rocks and clocks revised: new promises and challenges in dating the primate tree of life
In recent years, multiple technological and methodological advances have increased our
ability to estimate phylogenies, leading to more accurate dating of the primate tree of life …
ability to estimate phylogenies, leading to more accurate dating of the primate tree of life …
In defence of the entity of Macaronesia as a biogeographical region
Since its coinage ca. 1850 AD by Philip Barker Webb, the biogeographical region of
Macaronesia, consisting of the North Atlantic volcanic archipelagos of the Azores, Madeira …
Macaronesia, consisting of the North Atlantic volcanic archipelagos of the Azores, Madeira …
The enigmatic tropical alpine flora on the African sky islands is young, disturbed, and unsaturated
Tropical alpine floras are renowned for high endemism, spectacular giant rosette plants
testifying to convergent adaptation to harsh climates with nightly frosts, and recruitment …
testifying to convergent adaptation to harsh climates with nightly frosts, and recruitment …
Polyploidy on islands: its emergence and importance for diversification
Whole genome duplication or polyploidy is widespread among floras globally, but
traditionally has been thought to have played a minor role in the evolution of island …
traditionally has been thought to have played a minor role in the evolution of island …
Repeated asynchronous evolution of single‐species endemics of ivies (Hedera L.) in Macaronesian archipelagos
Aim Evolutionary studies of oceanic island endemics are usually focused on lineages that
have experienced in situ radiation, while those that speciated once on the island or …
have experienced in situ radiation, while those that speciated once on the island or …
Evolutionary winners are ecological losers among oceanic island plants
JM Fernández‐Palacios, R Otto… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Adaptive radiation, in which successful lineages proliferate by exploiting untapped
niche space, provides a popular but potentially misleading characterization of evolution on …
niche space, provides a popular but potentially misleading characterization of evolution on …
Temporal and palaeoclimatic context of the evolution of insular woodiness in the Canary Islands
A Hooft van Huysduynen, S Janssens… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Insular woodiness (IW), referring to the evolutionary transition from herbaceousness toward
woodiness on islands, has arisen more than 30 times on the Canary Islands (Atlantic …
woodiness on islands, has arisen more than 30 times on the Canary Islands (Atlantic …
Fossil-calibrated phylogenies of Southern cave wētā show dispersal and extinction confound biogeographic signal
EJ Dowle, SA Trewick… - Royal Society Open …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The biota of continents and islands are commonly considered to have a source–sink
relationship, but small islands can harbour distinctive taxa. The distribution of four monotypic …
relationship, but small islands can harbour distinctive taxa. The distribution of four monotypic …
Competition and geography underlie speciation and morphological evolution in Indo-Australasian monitor lizards
How biotic and abiotic factors act together to shape biological diversity is a major question in
evolutionary biology. The recent availability of large datasets and development of new …
evolutionary biology. The recent availability of large datasets and development of new …