Climate change and the past, present, and future of biotic interactions
Biotic interactions drive key ecological and evolutionary processes and mediate ecosystem
responses to climate change. The direction, frequency, and intensity of biotic interactions …
responses to climate change. The direction, frequency, and intensity of biotic interactions …
A paleobiologic perspective on plant–insect interactions
CC Labandeira - Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 2013 - Elsevier
Highlights•Fossil plant–insect interactions record herbivory, pollination, mimicry, and
pathogens.•Studies of the expansion and setbacks in fossil herbivory are increasingly …
pathogens.•Studies of the expansion and setbacks in fossil herbivory are increasingly …
Provincialization of terrestrial faunas following the end-Permian mass extinction
In addition to their devastating effects on global biodiversity, mass extinctions have had a
long-term influence on the history of life by eliminating dominant lineages that suppressed …
long-term influence on the history of life by eliminating dominant lineages that suppressed …
The radiation of cynodonts and the ground plan of mammalian morphological diversity
M Ruta, J Botha-Brink, SA Mitchell… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Cynodont therapsids diversified extensively after the Permo-Triassic mass extinction event,
and gave rise to mammals in the Jurassic. We use an enlarged and revised dataset of …
and gave rise to mammals in the Jurassic. We use an enlarged and revised dataset of …
Vertebrate diversity across the end-Permian mass extinction—separating biological and geological signals
J Fröbisch - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2013 - Elsevier
This study examines regional diversity patterns of Permian–Triassic terrestrial vertebrates of
the South African Karoo Basin and the Russian fore-Ural region. Previous studies clearly …
the South African Karoo Basin and the Russian fore-Ural region. Previous studies clearly …
Body size and growth patterns in the therocephalian Moschorhinus kitchingi (Therapsida: Eutheriodontia) before and after the end-Permian extinction in South Africa
AK Huttenlocker, J Botha-Brink - Paleobiology, 2013 - cambridge.org
The continuous fossil record of therocephalian therapsids (Eutheriodontia) across the Permo-
Triassic boundary and their differential survivorship of the end-Permian extinction offer an …
Triassic boundary and their differential survivorship of the end-Permian extinction offer an …
Non-biotic controls of observed diversity in the paleontologic record: An example from the Permo-Triassic Karoo Basin of South Africa
RB Irmis, JH Whiteside, CF Kammerer - Palaeogeography …, 2013 - Elsevier
Paleodiversity trends through geologic time can be affected by a number of geologic,
taphonomic, and anthropogenic biases that obscure or prejudice paleoecological patterns in …
taphonomic, and anthropogenic biases that obscure or prejudice paleoecological patterns in …
Reining in the Red Queen: the dynamics of adaptation and extinction reexamined
GJ Vermeij, PD Roopnarine - Paleobiology, 2013 - cambridge.org
One of the most enduring evolutionary metaphors is Van Valen's (1973) Red Queen.
According to this metaphor, as one species in a community adapts by becoming better able …
According to this metaphor, as one species in a community adapts by becoming better able …
Ecology and the tragedy of the commons
P Roopnarine - Sustainability, 2013 - mdpi.com
This paper develops mathematical models of the tragedy of the commons analogous to
ecological models of resource consumption. Tragedies differ fundamentally from predator …
ecological models of resource consumption. Tragedies differ fundamentally from predator …
[HTML][HTML] The vertebrate fauna of the Upper Permian of Niger–VIII. Nigerpeton ricqlesi (Temnospondyli: Cochleosauridae) and tetrapod biogeographic provinces
CA Sidor - Comptes Rendus Palevol, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract The Moradi Formation of northern Niger preserves a rare glimpse of tetrapods
inhabiting the low paleolatitude regions of Pangea during Late Permian times. In contrast to …
inhabiting the low paleolatitude regions of Pangea during Late Permian times. In contrast to …