Mountains are key features of the Earth's surface and host a substantial proportion of the
world's species. However, the links between the evolution and distribution of biodiversity …

Poaceae (the grasses) is arguably the most successful plant family, in terms of its global
occurrence in (almost) all ecosystems with angiosperms, its ecological dominance in many …

Background Ocbil theory aims to develop hypotheses explaining the evolution and ecology
of, and best conservation practices for, biota on very old, climatically buffered, infertile …

Adaptive radiation is the rise of a diversity of ecological roles and role‐specific adaptations
within a lineage. Recently, some researchers have begun to use 'adaptive radiation'or …

Premise of the Study A key question in evolutionary biology is why some clades are more
successful by being widespread geographically, biome diverse, or species‐rich. To extend …

We examine the eudicot order Myrtales, a clade with strong Gondwanan representation for
most of its families. Although previous phylogenetic studies greatly improved our …

Aim Geologically dynamic areas often harbour remarkable levels of biodiversity. Among
other factors, mountain building is assumed to be a precondition for species radiation, and …

Abstract Aim Grasses (Poaceae) are found in all major habitats of Madagascar and have a
particular importance in C4 grasslands, whose origins are controversial. We aimed to …

Aim Despite the accumulation of cases describing fast radiations of alpine plants, we still
have limited understanding of the drivers of speciation in alpine floras and of the precise the …

Reconstructing topography of our planet not only advances our knowledge of the
geodynamic processes that shape the Earth's surface; equally important it adds a key …