Search Results - "Hughes, Emma C."
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Mega-evolutionary dynamics of the adaptive radiation of birds
Published in Nature (London) (16-02-2017)“…A study of more than 2,000 bird species shows that diversity in bill shape expands towards extreme morphologies early in avian evolution in a series of major…”
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Allometric conservatism in the evolution of bird beaks
Published in Evolution letters (01-02-2022)“…Evolution can involve periods of rapid divergent adaptation and expansion in the range of diversity, but evolution can also be relatively conservative over…”
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The homogenization of avian morphological and phylogenetic diversity under the global extinction crisis
Published in Current biology (12-09-2022)“…Biodiversity is facing a global extinction crisis that will reduce ecological trait diversity, evolutionary history, and ultimately ecosystem functioning and…”
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Global biogeographic patterns of avian morphological diversity
Published in Ecology letters (01-03-2022)“…Understanding the biogeographical patterns, and evolutionary and environmental drivers, underpinning morphological diversity are key for determining its…”
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Smaller birds with warmer temperatures
Published in Nature ecology & evolution (01-12-2022)“…Measurements of individual birds of 105 species across North America over almost twenty years reveal intraspecific trends of smaller body sizes towards the…”
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The effects of tropical secondary forest regeneration on avian phylogenetic diversity
Published in The Journal of applied ecology (01-07-2020)“…The conversion of tropical forests to farmland is a key driver of the current extinction crisis. With the present rate of deforestation unlikely to subside,…”
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The evolution of the traplining pollinator role in hummingbirds: specialization is not an evolutionary dead end
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (26-01-2022)“…Trapliners are pollinators that visit widely dispersed flowers along circuitous foraging routes. The evolution of traplining in hummingbirds is thought to…”
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Respiratory infections in children: an appropriateness study of when parents should home care or seek medical help
Published in British journal of general practice (01-02-2021)“…Children with respiratory tract infections (RTIs) use more primary care appointments than any other group, but many parents are unsure if, and when, they…”
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Innovation and elaboration on the avian tree of life
Published in Science advances (27-10-2023)“…Widely documented, megaevolutionary jumps in phenotypic diversity continue to perplex researchers because it remains unclear whether these marked changes can…”
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AVONET : morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds
Published in Ecology letters (01-03-2022)“…Functional traits offer a rich quantitative framework for developing and testing theories in evolutionary biology, ecology and ecosystem science. However, the…”
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Cover Image: Volume 25 Number 3, March 2022
Published in Ecology letters (01-03-2022)Get full text
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Corrigendum: Mega-evolutionary dynamics of the adaptive radiation of birds
Published in Nature (London) (21-12-2017)“…This corrects the article DOI: 10.1038/nature21074…”
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Correction: Corrigendum: Mega-evolutionary dynamics of the adaptive radiation of birds
Published in Nature (London) (21-12-2017)“…Nature 542, 344–347 (2017); doi:10.1038/nature21074 In this Letter, two files were inadvertently omitted from the Supplementary Information. The two files…”
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Erratum: Corrigendum: Mega-evolutionary dynamics of the adaptive radiation of birds
Published in Nature (London) (29-11-2017)Get full text
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