Species richness increases with energy availability, yet there is little consensus as to the
exact processes driving this species–energy relationship. The most straightforward …

Aim Many macroecological analyses are based on analyses of climatological data, within
which evapotranspiration estimates are of central importance. In this paper we evaluate and …

We demonstrate that within‐year climatic variability, particularly rainfall seasonality, is the
most significant variable explaining spatial patterns of bird abundance in Australian tropical …

Range expansions are critical to renewed bouts of allopatric or parapatric speciation. Limits
on range expansions—and, by implication, speciation—include dispersal ability and …

Despite its wide implications for many ecological issues, the global pattern of spatial
turnover in the occurrence of species has been little studied, unlike the global pattern of …

Urbanization acts as a filter on bird species behavioral traits so that only few species can
tolerate urban constraints. We analyzed how behavioral traits (nesting, feeding, and …

Here we review how adaptive traits contribute to the emergence and maintenance of
species richness gradients through their influence on demographic and diversification …

In many regions of Europe, large-scale socio-economic changes have led to the
abandonment of rural activities and a gradual takeover of natural vegetation. It is important …

Aim Despite the increasing pace of urbanization, little is known about how this process
affects biodiversity globally. We investigate macroecological patterns of bird assemblages in …

Aim One of the few general laws in ecology is that species richness is a positive function of
area. However, it has been proposed that area would merely be a proxy for energy …