The contrasting nature of woody plant species in different neotropical forest biomes reflects differences in ecological stability

Recently evolved diversity and convergent radiations of rainforest mahoganies (Meliaceae) shed new light on the origins of rainforest hyperdiversity

(2015) Erik J. M. Koenen et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

A new cryptic species in a new cryptic genus in the Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae) from the seasonally dry inter-Andean valleys of South America

(2015) Edeline Gagnon et al.   TAXON

Species delimitation and relationships: The dance of the seven veils

(2015) Yamama Naciri et al.   TAXON

Hyperdominance in Amazonian forest carbon cycling

(2015) Sophie Fauset et al.   Nature Communications

Variable mating behaviors and the maintenance of tropical biodiversity

(2015) Charles H. Cannon et al.   Frontiers in Genetics

Fast demographic traits promote high diversification rates of Amazonian trees

(2014) Timothy R. Baker et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

INVESTIGATING PROCESSES OF NEOTROPICAL RAIN FOREST TREE DIVERSIFICATION BY EXAMINING THE EVOLUTION AND HISTORICAL BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE PROTIEAE (BURSERACEAE)

(2014) Paul V. A. Fine et al.   EVOLUTION

Ficus insipidasubsp.insipida(Moraceae) reveals the role of ecology in the phylogeography of widespread Neotropical rain forest tree species

(2014) Eurídice N. Honorio Coronado et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

Evidence for ecological divergence across a mosaic of soil types in an Amazonian tropical tree:Protium subserratum(Burseraceae)

(2014) Tracy M. Misiewicz et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

The drivers of tropical speciation

(2014) Brian Tilston Smith et al.   NATURE

The remarkable congruence of New and Old World savanna origins

(2014) R. Toby Pennington et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Marginal Likelihood Estimate Comparisons to Obtain Optimal Species Delimitations in Silene sect. Cryptoneurae (Caryophyllaceae)

(2014) Zeynep Aydin et al.   PLoS One

Ribosomal DNA Sequence Heterogeneity Reflects Intraspecies Phylogenies and Predicts Genome Structure in Two Contrasting Yeast Species

(2014) Claire West et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Phylogeny of Calliandra (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) based on nuclear and plastid molecular markers

(2014) Élvia Rodrigues de Souza et al.   TAXON

Hyb-Seq: Combining Target Enrichment and Genome Skimming for Plant Phylogenomics

(2014) Kevin Weitemier et al.   Applications in Plant Sciences

Oligarchies in Amazonian tree communities: a ten-year review

(2013) Nigel C. A. Pitman et al.   ECOGRAPHY

Insect herbivores, chemical innovation, and the evolution of habitat specialization in Amazonian trees

(2013) Paul V. A. Fine et al.   ECOLOGY

Cryptic species and phylogeographical structure in the treeCedrela odorataL. throughout the Neotropics

(2013) Stephen Cavers et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

Hyperdominance in the Amazonian Tree Flora

(2013) H. ter Steege et al.   SCIENCE

Stability structures tropical woody plant diversity more than seasonality: Insights into the ecology of high legume-succulent-plant biodiversity

(2013) A.T. Oliveira-Filho et al.   SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Inferring Phylogeny and Introgression using RADseq Data: An Example from Flowering Plants (Pedicularis: Orobanchaceae)

(2013) Deren A. R. Eaton et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Neotropical Plant Evolution: Assembling the Big Picture

(2012) Colin E. Hughes et al.   BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Phylogeography of a species complex of lowland Neotropical rain forest trees (Carapa, Meliaceae)

(2012) Caroline Scotti-Saintagne et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

Coalescent-based species delimitation in an integrative taxonomy

(2012) Matthew K. Fujita et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Neogene origins and implied warmth tolerance of Amazon tree species

(2012) Christopher W. Dick et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Phylogenetic and population genetic analyses of diploid Leucaena (Leguminosae; Mimosoideae) reveal cryptic species diversity and patterns of divergent allopatric speciation

(2011) Rajanikanth Govindarajulu et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Evolutionary islands in the Andes: persistence and isolation explain high endemism in Andean dry tropical forests

(2011) Tiina Särkinen et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

Insights into the historical construction of species-rich Mesoamerican seasonally dry tropical forests: the diversification of Bursera (Burseraceae, Sapindales)

(2011) J. Arturo De-Nova et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Deciphering the distribution of the savanna biome

(2011) Caroline E. R. Lehmann et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Coursetia (Leguminosae) From Eastern Brazil: Nuclear Ribosomal and Chloroplast DNA Sequence Analysis reveal the Monophyly of Three Caatinga-inhabiting Species

(2011) Luciano Paganucci de Queiroz et al.   SYSTEMATIC BOTANY

Poissonia eriantha (Leguminosae) From Cuzco, Peru: An Overlooked Species Underscores a Pattern of Narrow Endemism Common to Seasonally Dry Neotropical Vegetation

(2011) R. Toby Pennington et al.   SYSTEMATIC BOTANY

Using DNA to assess errors in tropical tree identifications: How often are ecologists wrong and when does it matter?

(2010) Kyle G. Dexter et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

Effect of 7 yr of experimental drought on vegetation dynamics and biomass storage of an eastern Amazonian rainforest

(2010) Antonio Carlos Lola da Costa et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Evolving entities: towards a unified framework for understanding diversity at the species and higher levels

(2010) T. G. Barraclough   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Contrasting plant diversification histories within the Andean biodiversity hotspot

(2010) R. T. Pennington et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Origins of C4 Grasslands: Integrating Evolutionary and Ecosystem Science

(2010) E. J. Edwards et al.   SCIENCE

The Morphological and Phylogenetic Distinctions of Coursetia greenmanii (Leguminosae): Taxonomic and Ecological Implications

(2010) Rodrigo Duno de Stefano et al.   SYSTEMATIC BOTANY

Phylogeny of the tribe Indigofereae (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae): Geographically structured more in succulent-rich and temperate settings than in grass-rich environments

(2009) Brian D. Schrire et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Woody Plant Diversity, Evolution, and Ecology in the Tropics: Perspectives from Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests

(2009) R. Toby Pennington et al.   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Biogeographical, ecological and morphological structure in a phylogenetic analysis of Ateleia (Swartzieae, Fabaceae) derived from combined molecular, morphological and chemical data

(2009) HELEN E. IRELAND et al.   BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Molecular phylogenetics of Neotropical Cedreleae (mahogany family, Meliaceae) based on nuclear and plastid DNA sequences reveal multiple origins of “Cedrela odorata”

(2009) Alexandra N. Muellner et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Exploring the likelihood and mechanism of a climate-change-induced dieback of the Amazon rainforest

(2009) Y. Malhi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Recent assembly of the Cerrado, a neotropical plant diversity hotspot, by in situ evolution of adaptations to fire

(2009) M. F. Simon et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Spatial Scales of Pollen and Seed-Mediated Gene Flow in Tropical Rain Forest Trees

(2008) Christopher W. Dick et al.   Tropical Plant Biology