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 …

Aim Higher‐elevation areas on islands and continental mountains tend to be separated by
longer distances, predicting higher endemism at higher elevations; our study is the first to …

Mountains are among the most biodiverse areas on the globe. In young mountain ranges,
exceptional plant species richness is often associated with recent and rapid radiations …

Somos una fundación empresarial patrocinada únicamente por Empresas Polar, dedicada a
programas de utilidad colectiva e interés general con el fin de instalar capacidades en la …

Tropical high mountains are hosting important hot spots of biodiversity on small mostly
remote areas. Recently, these precious ecosystems are under threat from land use change …

Long-term palaeoecological records are needed to test ecological hypotheses involving
time, as short-term observations are of insufficient duration to capture natural variability. In …

Spiny‐backed tree frogs of the genus O steocephalus are conspicuous components of the
tropical wet forests of the A mazon and the G uiana S hield. Here, we revise the phylogenetic …

Abstract The South American and West Indian Casque‐headed Treefrogs (Hylidae: Hylinae:
Lophyohylini) include 85 species. These are notably diverse in morphology (eg disparate …

The diversification processes underlying why Amazonia hosts the most species-rich
vertebrate fauna on earth remain poorly understood. We studied the spatio-temporal …

Scinax is the most species-rich genus of Neotropical treefrogs, with 129 currently recognized
species divided between two major clades, the S. catharinae and S. ruber clades. The S …