Diversification rates have no effect on the convergent evolution of foraging strategies in the most speciose genus of bats, Myotis

AE Morales, M Ruedi, K Field, BC Carstens - Evolution, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Adaptive radiations are defined as rapid diversification with phenotypic innovation led by
colonization to new environments. Notably, adaptive radiations can occur in parallel when …

Himalayan orogeny and monsoon intensification explain species diversification in an endemic ginger (Hedychium: Zingiberaceae) from the Indo-Malayan Realm

A Ashokan, A Xavier, P Suksathan, M Ardiyani… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Indo-Malayan Realm is a biogeographic realm that extends from the Indian
Subcontinent to the islands of Southeast Asia (Malay Archipelago). Despite being …

Paleocene–Eocene and Plio–Pleistocene sea-level changes as “species pumps” in Southeast Asia: Evidence from Althepus spiders

F Li, S Li - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2018 - Elsevier
Sea-level change has been viewed as a primary driver in the formation of biodiversity. Early
studies confirmed that Plio–Pleistocene sea-level changes led to the isolation and …

[HTML][HTML] Functional similarity affects similarity in partner composition in flea-mammal networks

BR Krasnov, IS Khokhlova, MFL Berrizbeitia… - Parasitology …, 2024 - Springer
Functional signal in an interaction network is a phenomenon in which species resembling
each other in their traits interact with similar partners. We tested the functional signal concept …

[HTML][HTML] Slow and steady wins the race: Diversification rate is independent from body size and lifestyle in Malagasy skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Scincinae)

F Belluardo, AJ Muñoz-Pajares, A Miralles… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Most of the unique and diverse vertebrate fauna that inhabits Madagascar derives from in
situ diversification from colonisers that reached this continental island through overseas …

Climatic and biogeographic processes underlying the diversification of the pantropical and early divergent angiosperm family Annonaceae

W Li, R Wang, MF Liu, RA Folk, B Xue, RMK Saunders - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Aim: Tropical rainforests harbour the richest biodiversity among terrestrial ecosystems, but
few studies have addressed underlying processes of species diversification in these …

[PDF][PDF] Evolutionary diversification and historical biogeography of orchidaceae in Central America with emphasis on Costa Rica and Panama

DG Bogarín Chaves - 2019 - scholarlypublications …
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