Ecological opportunity and adaptive radiation

JT Stroud, JB Losos - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
The process of adaptive radiation—the proliferation of species from a single ancestor and
diversification into many ecologically different forms—has been of great interest to …

Determinants and consequences of dispersal in vertebrates with complex life cycles: a review of pond-breeding amphibians

H Cayuela, A Valenzuela-Sánchez… - … Quarterly Review of …, 2020 - journals.uchicago.edu
Dispersal is a central process in ecology and evolution. It strongly influences the dynamics
of spatially structured populations and affects evolutionary processes by shaping patterns of …

Climate-driven declines in arthropod abundance restructure a rainforest food web

BC Lister, A Garcia - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
A number of studies indicate that tropical arthropods should be particularly vulnerable to
climate warming. If these predictions are realized, climate warming may have a more …

AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits

BF Oliveira, VA São-Pedro, G Santos-Barrera… - Scientific data, 2017 - nature.com
Current ecological and evolutionary research are increasingly moving from species-to trait-
based approaches because traits provide a stronger link to organism's function and fitness …

Thermal biology mediates responses of amphibians and reptiles to habitat modification

AJ Nowakowski, JI Watling, ME Thompson… - Ecology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Human activities often replace native forests with warmer, modified habitats that represent
novel thermal environments for biodiversity. Reducing biodiversity loss hinges upon …

[PDF][PDF] FrogID: Citizen scientists provide validated biodiversity data on frogs of Australia

JJL Rowley, CT Callaghan, T Cutajar… - Herpetological …, 2019 - herpconbio.org
There is an urgent need for comprehensive global biodiversity data, particularly for highly
threatened taxa such as frogs. Some of the most dramatic frog population declines, globally …

Phylogenetic homogenization of amphibian assemblages in human-altered habitats across the globe

AJ Nowakowski, LO Frishkoff… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Habitat conversion is driving biodiversity loss and restructuring species assemblages across
the globe. Responses to habitat conversion vary widely, however, and little is known about …

Amphibian sensitivity to habitat modification is associated with population trends and species traits

AJ Nowakowski, ME Thompson… - Global Ecology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Habitat modification is causing widespread declines in biodiversity and the
homogenization of biotas. Amphibians are especially threatened by habitat modification, yet …

The influence of riverine barriers, climate, and topography on the biogeographic regionalization of Amazonian anurans

MBC Godinho, FR Da Silva - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
We evaluated five non-mutually exclusive hypotheses driving the biogeographic regions of
anuran species in the Amazonia. We overlaid extent-of-occurrence maps for anurans 50× 50 …

[HTML][HTML] Biodiversity responses to land-use change in the equatorial Andes

B Ríos-Touma, P Rosero, A Morabowen… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Land-use change is a primary driver of biodiversity loss. Tropical ecosystems face rapid
conversion rates due to the encroachment of agricultural lands and supply needs for goods …