Explaining broad molecular, phenotypic and species biodiversity patterns necessitates a
unifying framework spanning multiple evolutionary scales. Here we argue that although …

Species environmental niches are central to ecology, evolution, and global change
research, but their characterization and interpretation depend on the spatial scale …

The ecological niche is a key concept for elucidating patterns of species distributions and
developing strategies for conserving biodiversity. However, recent times are seeing a …

Marine megafauna, the largest animals in the oceans, serve key roles in ecosystem
functioning. Yet, one-third of these animals are at risk of extinction. To better understand the …

Birds and mammals independently evolved the highest metabolic rates among living
animals. Their metabolism generates heat that enables active thermoregulation, shaping the …

Temperate woody plants in the Northern Hemisphere have long been known to exhibit high
species richness in East Asia and North America and significantly lower diversity in Europe …

Climate change may be an important threat to global biodiversity, potentially leading to the
extinction of numerous species. But how many? There have been various attempts to …

Aim Climate and land‐use change, the greatest pressures on biodiversity, can directly
influence each other. One key case is the impact land‐use change has on local climatic …

Secondary transitions to aquatic environments are common among vertebrates, and aquatic
lineages display several adaptations to this realm, some of which might make these …

Climatic niches are essential in determining where species can occur and how they will
respond to climate change. However, it remains unclear if climatic-niche evolution is similar …