Spring 2014
May 9, 2014
Baker et al. (2014) Fast demographic traits promote high diversification rates of Amazonian trees. Ecology Letters 17: 527-536. pdf
Baker et al. (2014) Fast demographic traits promote high diversification rates of Amazonian trees. Ecology Letters 17: 527-536. pdf
May 2, 2014
Canestrari et al. (2014) From parasitism to mutualism: unexpected interactions between a cuckoo and its host. Science 343:1350–1352 pdf
Simonsenand & Stinchcombe (2014) Hervibory eliminates fitness cost of mutualism exploiters. New Phytologist 202: 651–661 pdf
Canestrari et al. (2014) From parasitism to mutualism: unexpected interactions between a cuckoo and its host. Science 343:1350–1352 pdf
Simonsenand & Stinchcombe (2014) Hervibory eliminates fitness cost of mutualism exploiters. New Phytologist 202: 651–661 pdf
April 25, 2014
Hulbert, A. H. and J. C. Stegen. (2014) When should species richness be energy limited, and how would we know? Ecology Letters 17: 401–413 pdf
Optional background paper:
Wright, D. H. (1983) Species-energy theory: an extension of species-area theory. Oikos, 41, 496–506 pdf
Hulbert, A. H. and J. C. Stegen. (2014) When should species richness be energy limited, and how would we know? Ecology Letters 17: 401–413 pdf
Optional background paper:
Wright, D. H. (1983) Species-energy theory: an extension of species-area theory. Oikos, 41, 496–506 pdf
April 18, 2014: What do we really know about phylogenetic relationships?
Ruhfel et al. (2014) From algae to angiosperms–inferring the phylogeny of green plants (Viridiplantae) from 360 plastid genomes. BMC Evolutionary Biology 14: 23 pdf
Sun et al . (submitted) Deep phylogenetic incongruence in the angiosperm clade Rosidae. pdf
Ruhfel et al. (2014) From algae to angiosperms–inferring the phylogeny of green plants (Viridiplantae) from 360 plastid genomes. BMC Evolutionary Biology 14: 23 pdf
Sun et al . (submitted) Deep phylogenetic incongruence in the angiosperm clade Rosidae. pdf
April 11, 2014
Kleindorfer et al. (2014) Species Collapse via Hybridization in Darwin’s Tree Finches. American Naturalist 183: 325–341 pdf
Optional paper:
Grant and Grant (2014) Speciation undone. Nature 507: 178–179. pdf
Kleindorfer et al. (2014) Species Collapse via Hybridization in Darwin’s Tree Finches. American Naturalist 183: 325–341 pdf
Optional paper:
Grant and Grant (2014) Speciation undone. Nature 507: 178–179. pdf
April 4, 2014
Menken S.B., et al. (2009) Large-Scale Evolutionary Patterns of Host Plant Associations in the Lepidoptera. Evolution 64-4: 1098–1119. pdf
Optional background paper:
Suweis, S., et al. (2013). Emergence of structural and dynamical properties of ecological mutualistic networks. Nature, 500, 449–452. pdf
Menken S.B., et al. (2009) Large-Scale Evolutionary Patterns of Host Plant Associations in the Lepidoptera. Evolution 64-4: 1098–1119. pdf
Optional background paper:
Suweis, S., et al. (2013). Emergence of structural and dynamical properties of ecological mutualistic networks. Nature, 500, 449–452. pdf
March 28, 2014
Martorell and Freckleton (2014). Testing the roles of competition, facilitation and stochasticity on community structure in a species-rich assemblage. Journal of Ecology 102: 74–85. pdf
Martorell and Freckleton (2014). Testing the roles of competition, facilitation and stochasticity on community structure in a species-rich assemblage. Journal of Ecology 102: 74–85. pdf
March 14, 2014
Cotterill et al. (2014). Why one century of phenetics is enough: response to “Are there really twice as many
Bovid species as we thought?”. Systematic Biology DOI:10.1093/sysbio/syu003. pdf
Heller et al. ( 2013). Are there really twice as many bovid species as we thought? Systematic Biology 62: 490–493. pdf
Optional background papers:
Ghiselin, M. T. (1974). A radical solution to the species problem. Syst. Zool. 23: 536–544. pdf
Hull D. L. (1968). The operational imperative: sense and nonsense in operationalism. Syst. Zool. 17: 438–457. pdf
Johnson L. A. S. (1970). Rainbow's end: the quest for an optimal taxonomy. Syst. Zool. 19: 203–239. pdf
Cotterill et al. (2014). Why one century of phenetics is enough: response to “Are there really twice as many
Bovid species as we thought?”. Systematic Biology DOI:10.1093/sysbio/syu003. pdf
Heller et al. ( 2013). Are there really twice as many bovid species as we thought? Systematic Biology 62: 490–493. pdf
Optional background papers:
Ghiselin, M. T. (1974). A radical solution to the species problem. Syst. Zool. 23: 536–544. pdf
Hull D. L. (1968). The operational imperative: sense and nonsense in operationalism. Syst. Zool. 17: 438–457. pdf
Johnson L. A. S. (1970). Rainbow's end: the quest for an optimal taxonomy. Syst. Zool. 19: 203–239. pdf
March 7, 2014
Morueta-Holme et al. (2013). Habitat area and climate stability determine geographical variation in plant species range sizes. Ecology Letters, 16, 1446–1454. pdf - Supplementary Material
Optional background paper:
Slatyer et al. (2013). Niche breadth predicts geographical range size: a general ecological pattern. Ecology Letters, 16, 1104–1114. pdf - Supplementary Material: Figure S1, Table S1, Table S2, Table S3
Morueta-Holme et al. (2013). Habitat area and climate stability determine geographical variation in plant species range sizes. Ecology Letters, 16, 1446–1454. pdf - Supplementary Material
Optional background paper:
Slatyer et al. (2013). Niche breadth predicts geographical range size: a general ecological pattern. Ecology Letters, 16, 1104–1114. pdf - Supplementary Material: Figure S1, Table S1, Table S2, Table S3
February 28, 2014
Mannion et al . (2012). A temperate paleodiversity peak in Mesozoic dinosaurs and evidence for Late Cretaceous geographical partitioning. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 21, 898–908. pdf
Optional background paper:
Archibald et al. (2010). Seasonality, the latitudinal gradient of diversity, and Eocene insects. Palaeobiology, 36, 374–398. pdf
Mannion et al . (2012). A temperate paleodiversity peak in Mesozoic dinosaurs and evidence for Late Cretaceous geographical partitioning. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 21, 898–908. pdf
Optional background paper:
Archibald et al. (2010). Seasonality, the latitudinal gradient of diversity, and Eocene insects. Palaeobiology, 36, 374–398. pdf
February 21, 2014
Archibald, S.B. (2013). Seasonality, montane beta diversity, and Eocene insects: Testing Janzen's dispersal hypothesis in an equable world. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 371, 1–8. pdf
Optional background papers:
Mannion, P.D. (2014). The latitudinal biodiversity gradient through deep time. TREE, 29, 42–50. pdf
Ghalambor, C.K. (2006). Are mountain passes higher in the tropics? Janzen’s hypothesis revisited. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 46, 5–17. pdf
Archibald, S.B. (2013). Seasonality, montane beta diversity, and Eocene insects: Testing Janzen's dispersal hypothesis in an equable world. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 371, 1–8. pdf
Optional background papers:
Mannion, P.D. (2014). The latitudinal biodiversity gradient through deep time. TREE, 29, 42–50. pdf
Ghalambor, C.K. (2006). Are mountain passes higher in the tropics? Janzen’s hypothesis revisited. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 46, 5–17. pdf
February 14, 2014
Sangster, G. (2014). The application of species criteria in avian taxonomy and its implications for the debate over species concepts. Biol. Rev. Camb. Philos. Soc., 89, 199–214. pdf
McDade, L.A. (1995). Species concepts and problems in practice: Insight from botanical monographs. Syst. Bot., 20, 606–622. pdf
Sangster, G. (2014). The application of species criteria in avian taxonomy and its implications for the debate over species concepts. Biol. Rev. Camb. Philos. Soc., 89, 199–214. pdf
McDade, L.A. (1995). Species concepts and problems in practice: Insight from botanical monographs. Syst. Bot., 20, 606–622. pdf
February 7, 2014
Franks, S.J., Weber, J.J. & Aitken, S.N. (2014). Evolutionary and plastic responses to climate change in terrestrial plant populations. Evol. Appl., 7, 123–139. pdf
Optional background papers:
Nicotra, A.B., Atkin, O.K., Bonser, S.P., Davidson, A.M., Finnegan, E.J., Mathesius, U., et al. (2010). Plant phenotypic plasticity in a changing climate. Trends Plant Sci., 15, 684–692. pdf
Wang, Z., Pang, X., Wu, W., Wang, J., Wang, Z. & Wu, R. (2014). Modeling phenotypic plasticity in growth trajectories: a statistical framework. Evolution, 68, 81–91. pdf
Franks, S.J., Weber, J.J. & Aitken, S.N. (2014). Evolutionary and plastic responses to climate change in terrestrial plant populations. Evol. Appl., 7, 123–139. pdf
Optional background papers:
Nicotra, A.B., Atkin, O.K., Bonser, S.P., Davidson, A.M., Finnegan, E.J., Mathesius, U., et al. (2010). Plant phenotypic plasticity in a changing climate. Trends Plant Sci., 15, 684–692. pdf
Wang, Z., Pang, X., Wu, W., Wang, J., Wang, Z. & Wu, R. (2014). Modeling phenotypic plasticity in growth trajectories: a statistical framework. Evolution, 68, 81–91. pdf
January 31, 2014
Tobias J.A., Cornwallis, C.K., Derryberry, E.P., Claramunt, S., Brumfield, R.T., Seddon, N. (2013). Species coexistence and the dynamics of phenotypic. Nature. pdf - Supplementary Material
Optional background paper: Pigot, A.L. & Tobias, J.A. (2013). Species interactions constrain geographic range expansion over evolutionary time. Ecol. Lett., 16, 330–338. pdf
Tobias J.A., Cornwallis, C.K., Derryberry, E.P., Claramunt, S., Brumfield, R.T., Seddon, N. (2013). Species coexistence and the dynamics of phenotypic. Nature. pdf - Supplementary Material
Optional background paper: Pigot, A.L. & Tobias, J.A. (2013). Species interactions constrain geographic range expansion over evolutionary time. Ecol. Lett., 16, 330–338. pdf