Highlights•Fire uniquely disturbs ecosystems with persistent impacts on insect
communities.•Life history, interactions, adaptive traits and habitat structure affect …

Abstract Comprising more than 1,400 species, bats possess adaptations unique among
mammals including powered flight, unexpected longevity, and extraordinary immunity. Some …

Neotropical ecosystems are renowned for numerous examples of adaptive radiation in both
plants and animals resulting in high levels of biodiversity and endemism. However, we still …

How traits affect speciation is a long-standing question in evolution. We investigate whether
speciation rates are affected by the traits themselves or by the rates of their evolution, in …

Dietary adaptation is a major feature of phenotypic and ecological diversification, yet the
genetic basis of dietary shifts is poorly understood. Among mammals, Neotropical leaf …

High viral tolerance coupled with an extraordinary regulation of the immune response
makes bats a great model to study host-pathogen evolution. Although many immune-related …

The role of mechanical morphologies in the exploitation of novel niche space is well
characterized; however, the role of sensory structures in unlocking new niches is less clear …

Although evolvability of genes and traits may promote specialization during species
diversification, how ecology subsequently restricts such variation remains unclear …

The loss of previously adaptive traits is typically linked to relaxation in selection, yet the
molecular steps leading to such repeated losses are rarely known. Molecular studies of loss …

Key innovations provide ecological opportunity by enabling access to new resources,
colonization of new environments, and are associated with adaptive radiation. The most well …