- Understanding the Processes Underpinning Patterns of . . .
We argue that four processes (dispersal limitation, extinction, speciation, and niche conservatism) underlie the formation of species assemblages into phylogenetically distinct biogeographic units
- Integrative Phylogenetics: Tools for Palaeontologists to . . .
These state-of-the-art approaches can be used to establish a time scale for evolution, linking phenotypic evolution with diversification rates and extrinsic phenomena, including causal agents of evolutionary change, such as global climate oscillations [23,24,25]
- Pattern and Process in the Comparative Study of Convergent . . .
Assumptions about evolutionary process underlying comparative tools can shape the inference of convergent pattern in sometimes profound ways and can color interpretation of such patterns We discuss these issues and other limitations common to most phylogenetic comparative approaches and suggest ways that they can be avoided in practice
- Mapping Phylogenetic Trees to Reveal Distinct Patterns of . . .
We use our approach to compare trees derived from different genes of Ebolavirus and find that the VP30 gene has a distinct phylogenetic signature composed of three alternatives that differ in the deep branching structure Key words: phylogenetics, evolution, tree metrics, genetics, sequencing
- Understanding the Processes Underpinning Patterns of . . .
We argue that four processes (dispersal limitation, extinction, speciation, and niche conservatism) underlie the formation of species assemblages into phylogenetically distinct biogeographic units
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