The salinity and humidity barriers divide biodiversity and strongly influence the distribution of
organisms. Crossing them opens the possibility for organisms to colonize new niches and …

A principal goal in ecology is to identify the determinants of species abundances in nature.
Body size has emerged as a fundamental and repeatable predictor of abundance, with …

Aim Biogeographers have believed for a long time that the geographical distributions of
protists are only determined by environmental conditions, because dispersal is not limited …

The salinity gradient separating marine and freshwater environments is a major ecological
divide, and the mechanisms by which most organisms adapt to new salinity environments …

In 2004, Thalassiosira pseudonana was the first eukaryotic marine alga to have its genome
sequenced. Since then, this species has quickly emerged as a valuable model species for …

Marine phytoplankton play essential roles in global primary production and biogeochemical
cycles. Yet, the evolutionary genetic underpinnings of phytoplankton adaptation to complex …

Numerous factors shape the evolution of protein-coding genes, including shifts in the
strength or type of selection following gene duplications or changes in the environment …

Environmental transitions, such as the salinity divide separating marine and fresh waters,
shape biodiversity over both shallow and deep timescales, opening up new niches and …

Diatoms, a major group of microalgae, play a critical role in global carbon cycling and
primary production. Despite their ecological significance, comprehensive genomic …

Phenotypic convergence is found across the tree of life, and morphological similarities in
distantly related species are often presumed to have evolved independently. However …