Reposted by @benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.socialRowan J. Schley @rschley.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Check out our new paper led by the amazing @benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social in @science.org, exploring how the extraordinary diversity of Asian rattan palms was assembled 🌴 0103
benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social @benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social · 18/03/2025🔓 Delighted to now also add a free-access link to the paper: www.science.org/stoken/autho...science.orgIsland geography drives evolution of rattan palms in tropical Asian rainforestsDistributed across two continents and thousands of islands, the Asian tropics are among the most species-rich areas on Earth. The origins of this diversity, however, remain poorly understood. Here, we... 001
benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social @benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Our latest research in @science.org explores how island geography 🌏🏝️ shaped the evolution of rattan palms 🌿🌴 in tropical Asia. 🔓 Read the paper using this free-access link: science.org/stoken/autho... #Biodiversity #Evolution #Biogeography 000
benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social @benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social · 14/03/2025We got this corrected to avoid any further confusion or disappointment! Original post down, and a new post up with "DNA" in the right place. 000
Reposted by @benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.socialKew Gardens @rbgkew.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Using 90-million-year-old pollen fossils and DNA from a vast collection of global herbarium specimens, @benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social has been able to map the spread of rattan palms across Asia, and understand the drivers that led to their astonishing diversity 🌴🏝️ 👉 www.kew.org/read-and-wat... 2308
benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social @benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Haha, sorry for this blip in comms! The 90-million-year-old pollen was indeed just used for dating - still very exciting, but getting DNA out if would have been mind-blowing. 😆 100
Reposted by @benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.socialKew Gardens @rbgkew.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Hungry for direct access to the Science? Check out the new publication in @science.org 👇 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgIsland geography drives evolution of rattan palms in tropical Asian rainforestsDistributed across two continents and thousands of islands, the Asian tropics are among the most species-rich areas on Earth. The origins of this diversity, however, remain poorly understood. Here, we... 033
benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social @benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Smart thinking, but also a bit shocking to have to consider this! The original paper doesn't contain "diversity": www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Although it does have "evolution" in it...!science.orgIsland geography drives evolution of rattan palms in tropical Asian rainforestsDistributed across two continents and thousands of islands, the Asian tropics are among the most species-rich areas on Earth. The origins of this diversity, however, remain poorly understood. Here, we... 010
benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social @benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social · 14/03/2025📚 Read this great commentary on our latest paper on the Origins of Asian rainforest diversity in #Science 🌏✨ here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🌴🔎 @rbgkew.bsky.social @science.orgscience.orgReading palms to characterize islandsRattan palms illuminate the drivers of biodiversity in tropical Asia 010
benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social @benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social · 14/03/2025🌿 Read the background story of our latest paper on the Origins of Asian rainforest diversity in #Science here🌏📖: kew.org/read-and-wat... 🌴🔬 @rbgkew.bsky.socialkew.orgRattan palms and the origins of tropical Asian rainforest diversityHow we combined newly discovered fossils and DNA from global palm collections to understand more about the evolution of one of the most species-rich places on Earth 121
benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social @benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social · 13/03/2025@rbgkew.bsky.social @science.org @biology.ox.ac.uk 000
benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social @benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social · 13/03/2025📖 Read more here: (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...) 100
benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social @benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social · 13/03/20255️⃣ Why does this matter? 🤔 The unique island geography of the Asian tropics 🌏 helps drive its incredible biodiversity. Understanding these patterns is key to conservation and understanding the origins of life on Earth! 🧬🌱 #Ecology #Conservation 110
benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social @benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social · 13/03/20254️⃣ In brief: 🔥 Radiators generate and distribute diversity. 🐣 Incubators produce diversity in isolation. 🔗 Corridors connect neighboring regions. 🗂️ Accumulators acquire diversity generated elsewhere. 110
benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social @benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social · 13/03/20253️⃣ 🏝️🇮🇩 The islands Java, Maluku & Sumatra act as Corridors, 🔗 connecting species across the region. Meanwhile, 🦘 Australia, 🇮🇳 India, 🇵🇭 the Philippines are Accumulators, collecting diversity from elsewhere! 🌿 #IslandBiogeography 120
benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social @benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social · 13/03/20252️⃣ 🔥 The 🏝️ island Borneo is a Radiator—it generates diversity and spreads it around! 🌿 Meanwhile, 🌏 Southeast Asia and the 🏝️ islands New Guinea & Sulawesi are 🥚 Incubators, evolving new species in isolation. #TropicalBiology 110
benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social @benkuhnhaeuser.bsky.social · 13/03/20251️⃣ 🌍 Fresh out in #Science! The Asian tropics are among the most biodiverse places on Earth, but where does all that diversity come from? 🤔🔍 We used 🌴 phylogenomics and 🦴 new fossils to unravel the roles of different regions in generating and distributing species! 🌱 #Evolution 1179
