Rapid diversification and time explain amphibian richness at different scales in the Tropical Andes, Earth's most biodiverse hotspot

CR Hutter, SM Lambert, JJ Wiens - The American Naturalist, 2017 - journals.uchicago.edu
Abstract The Tropical Andes make up Earth's most species-rich biodiversity hotspot for both
animals and plants. Nevertheless, the ecological and evolutionary processes underlying this …

Ecological divergence and hybridization of Neotropical Leishmania parasites

F Van den Broeck, NJ Savill… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
The tropical Andes are an important natural laboratory to understand speciation in many
taxa. Here we examined the evolutionary history of parasites of the Leishmania braziliensis …

Explaining global insect species richness: lessons from a decade of macroevolutionary entomology

PJ Mayhew - Entomologia experimentalis et applicata, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The last 10 years have seen more research on insect macroevolution than all the previous
years combined. Here, I summarize and criticise the claims that have been made by …

Amphibian speciation rates support a general role of mountains as biodiversity pumps

A García-Rodríguez, PA Martínez… - The American …, 2021 - journals.uchicago.edu
Continental mountain areas cover< 15% of global land surface, yet these regions
concentrate> 80% of global terrestrial diversity. One prominent hypothesis to explain this …

The rise of the Andes promoted rapid diversification in Neotropical Phlegmariurus (Lycopodiaceae)

WL Testo, E Sessa, DS Barrington - New Phytologist, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Tropical mountains are disproportionately biodiverse relative to their surface area, but the
processes underlying their exceptional diversity require further study. Here, we use …

Elevational Goldilocks zone underlies the exceptional diversity of a large lizard radiation (Liolaemus; Liolaemidae)

A Skeels, D Esquerré, D Lipsky, L Pellissier… - …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Mountains are among the most biodiverse regions on the planet, and how these landforms
shape diversification through the interaction of biological traits and geo-climatic dynamics is …

Anthropogenic pressures coincide with Neotropical biodiversity hotspots in a flagship butterfly group

M Doré, K Willmott, B Leroy, N Chazot… - Diversity and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The biodiversity crisis has highlighted the need to assess and map biodiversity in order
to prioritize conservation efforts. Clearwing butterflies (tribe Ithomiini) have been proposed …

North Andean origin and diversification of the largest ithomiine butterfly genus

D Lisa De-Silva, LL Mota, N Chazot, R Mallarino… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
The Neotropics harbour the most diverse flora and fauna on Earth. The Andes are a major
centre of diversification and source of diversity for adjacent areas in plants and vertebrates …

Into the Andes: multiple independent colonizations drive montane diversity in the Neotropical clearwing butterflies Godyridina

N Chazot, KR Willmott, FL Condamine… - Molecular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding why species richness peaks along the Andes is a fundamental question in
the study of Neotropical biodiversity. Several biogeographic and diversification scenarios …

Renewed diversification following Miocene landscape turnover in a Neotropical butterfly radiation

N Chazot, KR Willmott, G Lamas… - Global Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The landscape of the Neotropical region has undergone dynamic evolution throughout
the Miocene, with the extensive Pebas wetland occupying western Amazonia between 23 …