ABSTRACT A common, long‐held belief is that metabolic rate drives the rates of various
biological, ecological and evolutionary processes. Although this metabolic pacemaker view …

Over the last two decades, new tools in the analysis of molecular phylogenies have enabled
study of the diversification dynamics of living clades in the absence of information about …

We lack a comprehensive understanding of evolutionary pattern and process because short-
term and long-term data have rarely been combined into a single analytical framework. Here …

Quantitative traits have long been hypothesized to affect speciation and extinction rates. For
example, smaller body size or increased specialization may be associated with increased …

Provides an in-depth and even treatment of the three pillars of computational intelligence
and how they relate to one another This book covers the three fundamental topics that form …

Mammals in drylands are facing not only increasing heat loads but also reduced water and
food availability as a result of climate change. Insufficient water results in suppression of …

In the face of climate change, the life history traits of large terrestrial mammals will prevent
them from adapting genetically at a sufficient pace to keep track with changing …

Mammals are characterized by the complex adaptations of their dentition, which are an
indication that diet has played a critical role in their evolutionary history. Although much …

The temporal dynamics of species diversity are shaped by variations in the rates of
speciation and extinction, and there is a long history of inferring these rates using first and …

Body size correlates with virtually every aspect of species biology, so understanding the
tempo and mode of its evolution is of key importance in macroecology and macroevolution …