The origin, distribution, and function of biological diversity are fundamental themes of
ecology and evolutionary biology. Research on birds has played a major role in the history …

Species environmental niches are central to ecology, evolution, and global change
research, but their characterization and interpretation depend on the spatial scale …

Temperate woody plants in the Northern Hemisphere have long been known to exhibit high
species richness in East Asia and North America and significantly lower diversity in Europe …

Much of what we know about speciation comes from detailed studies of well‐known model
systems. Although there have been several important syntheses on speciation, few (if any) …

Phenotypic divergence can promote reproductive isolation and speciation, suggesting a
possible link between rates of phenotypic evolution and the tempo of speciation at multiple …

Several theories predict that rates of phenotypic evolution should be related to the rate at
which new lineages arise. However, drawing general conclusions regarding the coupling …

Climatic niches are essential in determining where species can occur and how they will
respond to climate change. However, it remains unclear if climatic-niche evolution is similar …

Quantifying species distributions using species distribution models (SDMs) has emerged as
a central method in modern biogeography. These empirical models link species occurrence …

Estimates of diversification rates are invaluable for many macroevolutionary studies.
Recently, an approach called BAMM (Bayesian Analysis of Macro-evolutionary Mixtures) …

Species distribution models have grown in complexity by incorporating fine‐scale variables,
including data on microclimate, physiology and species interactions. Recent studies have …