The rise and fall of Neotropical biodiversity
A Antonelli - Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The exceptional levels of biodiversity found today in the American tropics are the outcome of
tens of millions of years of evolution, shaped by the tumultuous geological history of the …
tens of millions of years of evolution, shaped by the tumultuous geological history of the …
Dwarfism and gigantism drive human-mediated extinctions on islands
Islands have long been recognized as distinctive evolutionary arenas leading to
morphologically divergent species, such as dwarfs and giants. We assessed how body size …
morphologically divergent species, such as dwarfs and giants. We assessed how body size …
Paleomagnetic rotations in the northeastern Caribbean region reveal major intraplate deformation since the Eocene
Abstract Relative Caribbean‐North American plate motion is partitioned over the trench and
intra‐Caribbean plate faults that bound large scale tectonic blocks. Quantifying the kinematic …
intra‐Caribbean plate faults that bound large scale tectonic blocks. Quantifying the kinematic …
Colonizing the Caribbean: new geological data and an updated land‐vertebrate colonization record challenge the GAARlandia land‐bridge hypothesis
Over the past three decades, the hypothesized mid‐Cenozoic GAARlandia walkway (34±1
Ma) has featured prominently in discussions on Caribbean biogeography. However, a …
Ma) has featured prominently in discussions on Caribbean biogeography. However, a …
[HTML][HTML] Paleogeography of the Aves Ridge and its potential role as a bio-colonization pathway linking South America and the Greater Antilles in the mid-Cenozoic
Abstract The Aves Ridge in the eastern Caribbean Sea is thought by many to have operated
as a short-lived, mid-Cenozoic, dry-land path that was used by the ancestors of a number of …
as a short-lived, mid-Cenozoic, dry-land path that was used by the ancestors of a number of …
Colonial legacies influence biodiversity lessons: how past trade routes and power dynamics shape present-day scientific research and professional opportunities for …
RS Mohammed, G Turner, K Fowler… - The American …, 2022 - journals.uchicago.edu
Scientists recognize the Caribbean archipelago as a biodiversity hotspot and employ it for
their research as a natural laboratory. Yet they do not always appreciate that these …
their research as a natural laboratory. Yet they do not always appreciate that these …
Bayesian total-evidence dating revisits sloth phylogeny and biogeography: a cautionary tale on morphological clock analyses
Combining morphological and molecular characters through Bayesian total-evidence dating
allows inferring the phylogenetic and timescale framework of both extant and fossil taxa …
allows inferring the phylogenetic and timescale framework of both extant and fossil taxa …
The phylogenetic position of ridley's worm lizard reveals the complex biogeographic history of New World insular amphisbaenids
R Graboski, FG Grazziotin, T Mott… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2022 - Elsevier
The archipelago of Fernando de Noronha (FN) is located in the Equatorial South Atlantic
Ocean, at 375 km off the northeastern coast of Brazil. Its endemic vertebrate land fauna is …
Ocean, at 375 km off the northeastern coast of Brazil. Its endemic vertebrate land fauna is …
Paleogeographic evolution and vertical motion of the central Lesser Antilles forearc since the Early Miocene: A potential driver for land fauna dispersals between the …
Phylogenetic studies of present-day terrestrial organisms suggest that faunal dispersals
between South America and the Greater Antilles may have occurred during the Cenozoic …
between South America and the Greater Antilles may have occurred during the Cenozoic …
Phylogenomics illuminates the evolutionary history of wild silkmoths in space and time (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)
Wild silkmoths (Saturniidae) are one of the most emblematic and most studied families of
moths. Yet, the absence of a robust phylogenetic framework based on a comprehensive …
moths. Yet, the absence of a robust phylogenetic framework based on a comprehensive …