Phylosymbiosis was recently formulated to support a hypothesis-driven framework for the
characterization of a new, cross-system trend in host-associated microbiomes. Defining …

In recent articles published in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Mark Springer and
John Gatesy (S&G) present numerous criticisms of recent implementations and testing of the …

Phylogenetic signal is the tendency for closely related species to display similar trait values
due to their common ancestry. Several methods have been developed for quantifying …

Phylogenetic signal is the tendency of related species to resemble each other more than
species drawn at random from the same tree. This pattern is of considerable interest in a …

We present mvmorph, a package of multivariate phylogenetic comparative methods for the r
statistical environment. mvmorph is freely available on the cran package repository …

Bright colors, enlarged fins, feather plumes, song, horns, antlers, and tusks are often highly
sex dimorphic. Why have males in many animals evolved more conspicuous ornaments …

The primary rationale for the use of phylogenetically based statistical methods is that
phylogenetic signal, the tendency for related species to resemble each other, is ubiquitous …

From Darwin onward, it has been second nature for evolutionary biologists to think
comparatively because comparisons establish the generality of evolutionary phenomena …

The multispecies coalescent provides an elegant theoretical framework for estimating
species trees and species demographics from genetic markers. However, practical …

The critical thermal maximum (CTmax), the temperature at which motor control is lost in
animals, has the potential to determine if species will tolerate global warming. For insects …