Evolution and the latitudinal diversity gradient: speciation, extinction and biogeography
A latitudinal gradient in biodiversity has existed since before the time of the dinosaurs, yet
how and why this gradient arose remains unresolved. Here we review two major hypotheses …
how and why this gradient arose remains unresolved. Here we review two major hypotheses …
Is metabolic rate a universal 'pacemaker'for biological processes?
DS Glazier - Biological Reviews, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT A common, long‐held belief is that metabolic rate drives the rates of various
biological, ecological and evolutionary processes. Although this metabolic pacemaker view …
biological, ecological and evolutionary processes. Although this metabolic pacemaker view …
Evolution of the vertebrate eye: opsins, photoreceptors, retina and eye cup
TD Lamb, SP Collin, EN Pugh - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2007 - nature.com
Charles Darwin appreciated the conceptual difficulty in accepting that an organ as wonderful
as the vertebrate eye could have evolved through natural selection. He reasoned that if …
as the vertebrate eye could have evolved through natural selection. He reasoned that if …
A generation time effect on the rate of molecular evolution in invertebrates
The rate of genome evolution varies significantly between species. Evidence is growing that
at least some of this variation is associated with species characteristics, such as body size …
at least some of this variation is associated with species characteristics, such as body size …
The erratic mitochondrial clock: variations of mutation rate, not population size, affect mtDNA diversity across birds and mammals
Background During the last ten years, major advances have been made in characterizing
and understanding the evolution of mitochondrial DNA, the most popular marker of …
and understanding the evolution of mitochondrial DNA, the most popular marker of …
A phylogenetic model for investigating correlated evolution of substitution rates and continuous phenotypic characters
N Lartillot, R Poujol - Molecular biology and evolution, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The comparative approach is routinely used to test for possible correlations between
phenotypic or life-history traits. To correct for phylogenetic inertia, the method of …
phenotypic or life-history traits. To correct for phylogenetic inertia, the method of …
As time goes by: a simple fool's guide to molecular clock approaches in invertebrates
Biologists have used a wide range of organisms to study the origin of taxa and their
subsequent evolutionary change in space and time. One commonly used tool is the …
subsequent evolutionary change in space and time. One commonly used tool is the …
Early evolution of eukaryote feeding modes, cell structural diversity, and classification of the protozoan phyla Loukozoa, Sulcozoa, and Choanozoa
T Cavalier-Smith - European Journal of Protistology, 2013 - Elsevier
I discuss how different feeding modes and related cellular structures map onto the eukaryote
evolutionary tree. Centrally important for understanding eukaryotic cell diversity are …
evolutionary tree. Centrally important for understanding eukaryotic cell diversity are …
Insect rate-temperature relationships: environmental variation and the metabolic theory of ecology
Much of the recent discussion concerning the form and underlying mechanistic basis of
metabolic rate–temperature and development rate–temperature relationships has been …
metabolic rate–temperature and development rate–temperature relationships has been …
The biogeography of Sulawesi revisited: is there evidence for a vicariant origin of taxa on Wallace's “anomalous island”?
Sulawesi, the largest island in the Indonesian biodiversity hotspot region Wallacea, hosts a
diverse endemic fauna whose origin has been debated for more than 150 years. We use a …
diverse endemic fauna whose origin has been debated for more than 150 years. We use a …