Recent computational and methodological advances in phylogenetics and bioinformatics, along with the increasing availability of evolutionary and ecological data, have produced deeper insights into the...

Abstract. Understanding how ecological and evolutionary forces shape biodiversity is a core pursuit in macroevolutionary research. Species’ dispersal abili

Abstract. Understanding how ecological and evolutionary forces shape biodiversity is a core pursuit in macroevolutionary research. Species’ dispersal abili

Abstract. Assessing the geographic dimension of diversification is paramount to integrate macroecology and macroevolution. Estimating ancestral ranges of s

Axel Arango is a postdoctoral researcher at the Universität Würzburg, Germany. He is a evolutionary biologist with special focus on Macroecology and Macroevolution. Here, Axel shares his recent wor…

Biology Letters turns 20

Nature Communications - Among contemporary threats to mountain biodiversity, biological invasions have been understudied. This large-scale synthesis on alien vertebrates in global mountains delves...

They may have been drawn to the discarded remains from ancient human meals, and a new model shows tame wolves could have become dogs in as little as 8,000 years.

The movement of species to new geographical areas has been proposed to be crucial for speciation. As such, dispersal has been regarded as a likely explanation for the variation in species richness amo...