Contents Summary 1170 I. Introduction 1170 II. Six key questions 1172 III. Three key
challenges 1177 IV. Conclusions 1181 Acknowledgements 1182 References 1183 …

Darwin's dual interests in evolution and plants formed the basis of evolutionary botany, a
field that developed following his publications on both topics. Here, we review his many …

The tropics are the source of most biodiversity yet inadequate sampling obscures answers to
fundamental questions about how this diversity evolves. We leveraged samples assembled …

The magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic underscores the urgency for a safe and effective
vaccine. Many vaccine candidates focus on the Spike protein, as it is targeted by …

Phylogenetic comparative methods comprise the general endeavor of using an estimated
phylogenetic tree (or set of trees) to make secondary inferences: about trait evolution …

How coniferous forests evolved in the Northern Hemisphere remains largely unknown.
Unlike most groups of organisms that generally follow a latitudinal diversity gradient, most …

Summary The tropical Andes of South America, the world's richest biodiversity hotspot, are
home to many rapid radiations. While geological, climatic, and ecological processes …

Dating back to almost 400 mya, spiders are among the most diverse terrestrial predators [1].
However, despite considerable effort [1–9], their phylogenetic relationships and …

Summary The Andean mountains of South America are the most species‐rich biodiversity
hotspot worldwide with c. 15% of the world's plant species, in only 1% of the world's land …

Bayesian analysis of macroevolutionary mixtures (BAMM) is a statistical framework that uses
reversible jump Markov chain Monte Carlo to infer complex macroevolutionary dynamics of …