Detail of Mark Dion's "Xylotheque Kassel"
Spring 2016
May 6
Wortley, A. H. et al. (2015). Evolution of Angiosperm pollen. 1. Introduction. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 100: 177-226. pdf
Optional reading:
Lu, L. (2015). Evolution of Angiosperm pollen. 2. The basal angiosperms. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 100: 227-269. pdf
Wortley, A. H. et al. (2015). Evolution of Angiosperm pollen. 1. Introduction. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 100: 177-226. pdf
Optional reading:
Lu, L. (2015). Evolution of Angiosperm pollen. 2. The basal angiosperms. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 100: 227-269. pdf
April 29
Mounce, R. C. P. et al. (2016). Sampling diverse characters improves phylogenies: Craniodental and postcranial characters of vertebrates often imply different trees. Evolution 70: 666-686. pdf
Optional reading:
Pyron, R. A. (2015). Post-molecular systematics and the future of phylogenetics. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 30: 384–389. pdf
Mounce, R. C. P. et al. (2016). Sampling diverse characters improves phylogenies: Craniodental and postcranial characters of vertebrates often imply different trees. Evolution 70: 666-686. pdf
Optional reading:
Pyron, R. A. (2015). Post-molecular systematics and the future of phylogenetics. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 30: 384–389. pdf
April 15
Lessard, J-P. et al. (2016). Process-based species pools reveal the hidden signature of biotic interactions amid the influence of temperature filtering. American Naturalist 187: 75–88. pdf
Lessard, J-P. et al. (2016). Process-based species pools reveal the hidden signature of biotic interactions amid the influence of temperature filtering. American Naturalist 187: 75–88. pdf
April 8
Lees, D. C. et al. (2011). Tracking origins of invasive herbivores through herbaria and archival DNA: the case of the horse-chestnut leaf miner. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 9: 322–328. pdf
Buerki, S and W. J. Baker. (2016). Collections-based research in the genomic era. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 117: 5–10. pdf
Lees, D. C. et al. (2011). Tracking origins of invasive herbivores through herbaria and archival DNA: the case of the horse-chestnut leaf miner. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 9: 322–328. pdf
Buerki, S and W. J. Baker. (2016). Collections-based research in the genomic era. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 117: 5–10. pdf
April 1
Goodwin, Z. et al. (2015). Widespread mistaken identity in tropical plant collections. Current Biology 25: pR1066–R1067. pdf, SI
Optional readings:
Fountaine, B. et al. (2012). 21 years of shelf life between discovery and description of species. Current Biology 22: R943–R944. pdf, SI
Bebber, D. P. et al. (2010). Herbaria are a major frontier for species discovery. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 107: 22169–22171. pdf
Goodwin, Z. et al. (2015). Widespread mistaken identity in tropical plant collections. Current Biology 25: pR1066–R1067. pdf, SI
Optional readings:
Fountaine, B. et al. (2012). 21 years of shelf life between discovery and description of species. Current Biology 22: R943–R944. pdf, SI
Bebber, D. P. et al. (2010). Herbaria are a major frontier for species discovery. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 107: 22169–22171. pdf
March 18
Wright, A. et al. (2015). Which Came First: The Lizard or the Egg? Robustness in Phylogenetic Reconstruction of Ancestral States. J. Exp. Zool. (Mol. Dev. Evol.) 324B:504–516. pdf
Optional reading:
Pyron R.A. & F. T. Burbrink. (2014). Early origin of viviparity and multiple reversions to oviparity in squamate reptiles. Ecol Lett 17:13–21. pdf
March 11
Royer-Carenzi, M. & G. Didier (2016). A comparison of ancestral state reconstruction methods for quantitative characters. bioRxiv: 037812. pdf
Royer-Carenzi, M. & G. Didier (2016). A comparison of ancestral state reconstruction methods for quantitative characters. bioRxiv: 037812. pdf
March 4
Roberts, D. L. et al. (2016). Threatened or data deficient: assessing the conservation status of poorly known species. Diversity and Distributions doi:10.1111/ddi.12418. pdf
ter Steege, H. et al. (2011). A model of botanical collectors' behavior in the field: never the same species twice. American Journal of Botany 98: 31–37. pdf AppS1 AppS2 Apps3 Apps4
Optional reading:
Burg, S. et al. (2014). Observation bias and its causes in botanical surveys on high-alpine summits. Journal of Vegetation Science 26: 191–200. pdf
Roberts, D. L. et al. (2016). Threatened or data deficient: assessing the conservation status of poorly known species. Diversity and Distributions doi:10.1111/ddi.12418. pdf
ter Steege, H. et al. (2011). A model of botanical collectors' behavior in the field: never the same species twice. American Journal of Botany 98: 31–37. pdf AppS1 AppS2 Apps3 Apps4
Optional reading:
Burg, S. et al. (2014). Observation bias and its causes in botanical surveys on high-alpine summits. Journal of Vegetation Science 26: 191–200. pdf
February 26
Peres, C., et al. (2016). Dispersal limitation induces long-term biomass collapse in overhunted Amazonian forests. PNAS 113: 892–897. pdf
Optional reading:
Malhi, Y., et al. (2016). Megafauna and ecosystem function from the Pleistocene to the Anthropocene. PNAS 113: 838–846. pdf
Peres, C., et al. (2016). Dispersal limitation induces long-term biomass collapse in overhunted Amazonian forests. PNAS 113: 892–897. pdf
Optional reading:
Malhi, Y., et al. (2016). Megafauna and ecosystem function from the Pleistocene to the Anthropocene. PNAS 113: 838–846. pdf
February 19
Maldonado, C., et al. (2015). Estimating species diversity and distribution in the era of Big Data: to what extent can we trust public databases? Global Ecology and Biogeography 24: 973–984. pdf
Ferro, M. L. & A. J. Flick (2015). "Collection Bias" and the importance of natural history collections in species habitat modeling: a case study using Thoracophorus costalis Erichson (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Osoriinae), with a critique of GBIF.org. The Coleopterists Bulletin 69: 415–425. pdf
Optional reading:
Feeley, K. J. & M. Silman (2011). Keep collecting: accurate species distribution modelling requires more collections than previously thought. Diversity and Distributions 17:1132–1140. pdf
Maldonado, C., et al. (2015). Estimating species diversity and distribution in the era of Big Data: to what extent can we trust public databases? Global Ecology and Biogeography 24: 973–984. pdf
Ferro, M. L. & A. J. Flick (2015). "Collection Bias" and the importance of natural history collections in species habitat modeling: a case study using Thoracophorus costalis Erichson (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Osoriinae), with a critique of GBIF.org. The Coleopterists Bulletin 69: 415–425. pdf
Optional reading:
Feeley, K. J. & M. Silman (2011). Keep collecting: accurate species distribution modelling requires more collections than previously thought. Diversity and Distributions 17:1132–1140. pdf
February 12
Cornell, H. V. & S. P. Harrison (2014). What are species pools and when are they important? Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 45: 45–67. pdf
Cornell, H. V. & S. P. Harrison (2014). What are species pools and when are they important? Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 45: 45–67. pdf
February 5
Morueta-Holme et al. (2015). Strong upslope shifts in Chimborazo’s vegetation over two centuries since Humboldt. PNAS 112: 12741–12745. pdf
Optional readings: the following commentaries and respective replies are available in the pdf file with the main reading (link above).
Feeley K. J. and E. M. Rehm (2015). Downward shift of montane grasslands exemplifies the dual threat of human disturbances to cloud forest biodiversity. PNAS 112: E6084.
Morueta-Holme et al. (2015). Reply to Feeley and Rehm: Land-use intensification increases risk of species losses from climate change. PNAS 112: E6085.
Sklenářa, P. (2016). Advance of plant species on slopes of the Chimborazo volcano (Ecuador) calculated based on unreliable data. PNAS 113: E407–E408.
Morueta-Holme et al. (2016). Upward vegetation shifts on Chimborazo are robust. PNAS 113: E409–E410
Morueta-Holme et al. (2015). Strong upslope shifts in Chimborazo’s vegetation over two centuries since Humboldt. PNAS 112: 12741–12745. pdf
Optional readings: the following commentaries and respective replies are available in the pdf file with the main reading (link above).
Feeley K. J. and E. M. Rehm (2015). Downward shift of montane grasslands exemplifies the dual threat of human disturbances to cloud forest biodiversity. PNAS 112: E6084.
Morueta-Holme et al. (2015). Reply to Feeley and Rehm: Land-use intensification increases risk of species losses from climate change. PNAS 112: E6085.
Sklenářa, P. (2016). Advance of plant species on slopes of the Chimborazo volcano (Ecuador) calculated based on unreliable data. PNAS 113: E407–E408.
Morueta-Holme et al. (2016). Upward vegetation shifts on Chimborazo are robust. PNAS 113: E409–E410
January 29
Isely, D. (1972). The disappearance. Taxon 21: 3–12. pdf
Optional readings:
Wen, J., et al. (2015). Collections-based systematics: Opportunities and outlook for 2050. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 53: 477–488. pdf
Carvalho, F. A., et al. (2014). Taxonomy in the electronic age and an e-monograph of the papaya family (Caricaceae) as an example. Cladistics 186: 1–9. pdf
Isely, D. (1972). The disappearance. Taxon 21: 3–12. pdf
Optional readings:
Wen, J., et al. (2015). Collections-based systematics: Opportunities and outlook for 2050. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 53: 477–488. pdf
Carvalho, F. A., et al. (2014). Taxonomy in the electronic age and an e-monograph of the papaya family (Caricaceae) as an example. Cladistics 186: 1–9. pdf