Following decades of intensive study, Anolis lizards have emerged as a biological model
system. We review how new research on anoles has advanced our understanding of …

The birth–death model is commonly used to infer speciation and extinction rates by fitting the
model to phylogenetic trees with exclusively extant taxa. Recently, it was demonstrated that …

Diversity of feeding mechanisms is a hallmark of reef fishes, but the history of this variation is
not fully understood. Here, we explore the emergence and proliferation of a biting mode of …

Motivation I present a database that contains information on multiple key traits for all 11,744
recognised species of squamates worldwide. The database encompasses key traits and a …

The intersection of macroecology and macroevolution is one of today's most active research
in biology. In the last decade, we have witnessed a steady increment of macroecological …

Although the tropics harbor the greatest species richness globally, recent work has
demonstrated that, for many taxa, speciation rates are faster at higher latitudes. Here, we …

Interspecific hybridization may act as a major force contributing to the evolution of
biodiversity. Although generally thought to reduce or constrain divergence between 2 …

Trade-offs are thought to bias evolution and are core features of many anatomical systems.
Therefore, trade-offs may have far-reaching macroevolutionary consequences, including …

Oceanic islands are known as test tubes of evolution. Isolated and colonized by relatively
few species, islands are home to many of nature's most renowned radiations from the …

Explosive bouts of diversification are one of the most conspicuous features of the tree of life.
When such bursts are repeated in similar environments, it suggests some degree of …