Modern phylogenetic methods are increasingly being used to address questions about
macro-level patterns in cultural evolution. These methods can illuminate the unobservable …

While global patterns of human genetic diversity are increasingly well characterized, the
diversity of human languages remains less systematically described. Here, we outline the …

Geostatistical data—spatially referenced observations related to some continuous spatial
phenomenon—are ubiquitous in ecology and can reveal ecological processes and inform …

Many recent proposals claim that languages adapt to their environments. The linguistic
niche hypothesis claims that languages with numerous native speakers and substantial …

Marine bivalves are important components of ecosystems and exploited by humans for food
across the world, but the intrinsic vulnerability of exploited bivalve species to global changes …

Understanding local-scale patterns of vertebrate species persistence or extirpation in the
Anthropocene is a central challenge in conservation ecology. Based on real-world …

Understanding the variability of extinction risk and its potential drivers across different spatial
extents is crucial to revealing the underlying processes of biodiversity loss and …

Avian influenza viruses can pose serious risks to agricultural production, human health, and
wildlife. An understanding of viruses in wild reservoir species across time and space is …

Background Darwin and others proposed that a species' geographic range size positively
influences speciation likelihood, with the relationship potentially dependent on the mode of …

Aim China is among the countries with highest mammal diversity in the world, but a
considerable proportion of Chinese terrestrial mammal species is currently at risk of …