The Angiosperm Terrestrial Revolution and the origins of modern biodiversity
Biodiversity today has the unusual property that 85% of plant and animal species live on
land rather than in the sea, and half of these live in tropical rainforests. An explosive boost to …
land rather than in the sea, and half of these live in tropical rainforests. An explosive boost to …
Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: Evolution, distribution, and use
Madagascar's biota is hyperdiverse and includes exceptional levels of endemicity. We
review the current state of knowledge on Madagascar's past and current terrestrial and …
review the current state of knowledge on Madagascar's past and current terrestrial and …
TimeTree 5: an expanded resource for species divergence times
We present the fifth edition of the TimeTree of Life resource (TToL5), a product of the
timetree of life project that aims to synthesize published molecular timetrees and make …
timetree of life project that aims to synthesize published molecular timetrees and make …
[HTML][HTML] A global reptile assessment highlights shared conservation needs of tetrapods
Comprehensive assessments of species' extinction risks have documented the extinction
crisis 1 and underpinned strategies for reducing those risks 2. Global assessments reveal …
crisis 1 and underpinned strategies for reducing those risks 2. Global assessments reveal …
Inferring the mammal tree: species-level sets of phylogenies for questions in ecology, evolution, and conservation
Big, time-scaled phylogenies are fundamental to connecting evolutionary processes to
modern biodiversity patterns. Yet inferring reliable phylogenetic trees for thousands of …
modern biodiversity patterns. Yet inferring reliable phylogenetic trees for thousands of …
Global wildlife trade across the tree of life
Wildlife trade is a multibillion dollar industry that is driving species toward extinction. Of>
31,500 terrestrial bird, mammal, amphibian, and squamate reptile species,~ 24%(N= 7638) …
31,500 terrestrial bird, mammal, amphibian, and squamate reptile species,~ 24%(N= 7638) …
Erosion of global functional diversity across the tree of life
Although one-quarter of plant and vertebrate species are threatened with extinction, little is
known about the potential effect of extinctions on the global diversity of ecological strategies …
known about the potential effect of extinctions on the global diversity of ecological strategies …
The interplay of past diversification and evolutionary isolation with present imperilment across the amphibian tree of life
Human activities continue to erode the tree of life, requiring us to prioritize research and
conservation. Amphibians represent key victims and bellwethers of global change, and the …
conservation. Amphibians represent key victims and bellwethers of global change, and the …
Large-scale molecular phylogeny, morphology, divergence-time estimation, and the fossil record of advanced caenophidian snakes (Squamata: Serpentes)
Caenophidian snakes include the file snake genus Acrochordus and advanced
colubroidean snakes that radiated mainly during the Neogene. Although caenophidian …
colubroidean snakes that radiated mainly during the Neogene. Although caenophidian …
Earth history events shaped the evolution of uneven biodiversity across tropical moist forests
Far from a uniform band, the biodiversity found across Earth's tropical moist forests varies
widely between the high diversity of the Neotropics and Indomalaya and the relatively lower …
widely between the high diversity of the Neotropics and Indomalaya and the relatively lower …