Background We challenge the oft-repeated claim that the beetles (Coleoptera) are the most
species-rich order of animals. Instead, we assert that another order of insects, the …

Quaternary climatic changes have been invoked as important drivers of species
diversification worldwide. However, the impact of such changes on vegetation and animal …

The interplay of gene flow, genetic drift, and local selective pressure is a dynamic process
that has been well studied from a theoretical perspective over the last century. Wright and …

The marine-based West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is considered vulnerable to irreversible
collapse under future climate trajectories, and its tipping point may lie within the mitigated …

Background Quaternary climate fluctuations have been acknowledged as major drivers of
the geographical distribution of the extraordinary biodiversity observed in tropical biomes …

Studies of convergence in wild populations have been instrumental in understanding
adaptation by providing strong evidence for natural selection. At the genetic level, we are …

Understanding the rate and extent to which populations can adapt to novel environments at
their ecological margins is fundamental to predicting the persistence of biological …

Rapidly evolving taxa are excellent models for understanding the mechanisms that give rise
to biodiversity. However, developing an accurate historical framework for comparative …

Abstract The Hengduan Mountains region is a biodiversity hotspot known for its topologically
complex, deep valleys and high mountains. While landscape and glacial refugia have been …

Understanding the genetic architecture of complex traits is a major objective in biology. The
standard approach for doing so is genome-wide association studies (GWAS), which aim to …