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Diversity dynamics: molecular phylogenies need the fossil record by Quental, Tiago B., Marshall, Charles R.

“…Over the last two decades, new tools in the analysis of molecular phylogenies have enabled study of the diversification dynamics of living clades in the…”
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role of clade competition in the diversification of North American canids by Silvestro, Daniele, Alexandre Antonelli, Nicolas Salamin, Tiago B. Quental

“…The history of biodiversity is characterized by a continual replacement of branches in the tree of life. The rise and demise of these branches (clades) are…”
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Re-evaluation of the “law of constant extinction” for ruminants at different taxonomical scales by Januario, Matheus, Quental, Tiago B.

“…The “law of constant extinction,” proposed by Van Valen, states that long and short-lived taxa have equal chances of going extinct. This pattern of…”
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Diversification in vipers: Phylogenetic relationships, time of divergence and shifts in speciation rates by Alencar, Laura R.V., Quental, Tiago B., Grazziotin, Felipe G., Alfaro, Michael L., Martins, Marcio, Venzon, Mericien, Zaher, Hussam

“…[Display omitted] •We generated a molecular phylogeny for 79% species of vipers.•We provide divergence time estimates between lineages.•Vipers are…”
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The uncertain role of diversity dependence in species diversification and the need to incorporate time-varying carrying capacities by Marshall, Charles R., Quental, Tiago B.

“…There is no agreement among palaeobiologists or biologists as to whether, or to what extent, there are limits on diversification and species numbers. Here, we…”
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How the Red Queen Drives Terrestrial Mammals to Extinction by Quental, Tiago B., Marshall, Charles R.

“…Most species disappear by the processes of background extinction, yet those processes are poorly understood. We analyzed the evolutionary dynamics of 19…”
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How Important Is Budding Speciation for Comparative Studies? by Caetano, Daniel S, Quental, Tiago B

“…Abstract The acknowledgment of evolutionary dependence among species has fundamentally changed how we ask biological questions. Phylogenetic models became the…”
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Has the Earth’s sixth mass extinction already arrived? by Barnosky, Anthony D., Matzke, Nicholas, Tomiya, Susumu, Wogan, Guinevere O. U., Swartz, Brian, Quental, Tiago B., Marshall, Charles, McGuire, Jenny L., Lindsey, Emily L., Maguire, Kaitlin C., Mersey, Ben, Ferrer, Elizabeth A.

“…Mass extinctions: are we there yet? Palaeontologists recognize five major extinction events from the fossil record, with the most recent, the Cretaceous mass…”
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Geographical and ecological drivers of coexistence dynamics in squamate reptiles by Alencar, Laura R. V., Quental, Tiago B.

“…Abstract Aim Species richness varies widely across space and is determined by underlying factors that drive species coexistence. Such factors include the…”
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Estimating Age-Dependent Extinction: Contrasting Evidence from Fossils and Phylogenies by Hagen, Oskar, Andermann, Tobias, Quental, Tiago B., Antonelli, Alexandre, Silvestro, Daniele

“…The estimation of diversification rates is one of the most vividly debated topics in modern systematics, with considerable controversy surrounding the power of…”
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Omnivory in birds is a macroevolutionary sink by Burin, Gustavo, Kissling, W. Daniel, Guimarães, Paulo R., Şekercioğlu, Çağan H., Quental, Tiago B.

“…Diet is commonly assumed to affect the evolution of species, but few studies have directly tested its effect at macroevolutionary scales. Here we use Bayesian…”
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Macroevolutionary stability predicts interaction patterns of species in seed dispersal networks by Burin, Gustavo, Guimarães, Jr, Paulo R, Quental, Tiago B

“…Assessing deep-time mechanisms affecting the assembly of ecological networks is key to understanding biodiversity changes on broader time scales. We combined…”
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Interactions within and between clades shaped the diversification of terrestrial carnivores by Pires, Mathias M., Silvestro, Daniele, Quental, Tiago B.

“…A longstanding debate in evolutionary biology and paleontology is whether ecological interactions such as competition impose diversity dependence on speciation…”
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Ehrlich and Raven escape and radiate coevolution hypothesis at different levels of organization: Past and future perspectives by Cogni, Rodrigo, Quental, Tiago B., Guimarães, Paulo R.

“…The classic paper by Ehrlich and Raven on coevolution will soon be 60 years old. Although they were not the first to develop the idea of coevolution, their…”
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When Can Decreasing Diversification Rates Be Detected with Molecular Phylogenies and the Fossil Record? by Liow, Lee Hsiang, Quental, Tiago B., Marshall, Charles R.

“…Traditionally, patterns and processes of diversification could only be inferred from the fossil record. However, there are an increasing number of tools that…”
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How Well Can We Estimate Diversity Dynamics for Clades in Diversity Decline? by Burin, Gustavo, Alencar, Laura R. V., Chang, Jonathan, Alfaro, Michael E., Quental, Tiago B.

“…The fossil record shows that the vast majority of all species that ever existed are extinct and that most lineages go through an expansion and decline in…”
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Exploring the drivers of population structure across desert snakes can help to link micro and macroevolution by Alencar, Laura R. V., Quental, Tiago B.

“…To understand the underlying mechanisms generating population genetic divergence and structure is a critical step towards understanding how biodiversity…”
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Continental faunal exchange and the asymmetrical radiation of carnivores by Pires, Mathias M., Silvestro, Daniele, Quental, Tiago B.

“…Lineages arriving on islands may undergo explosive evolutionary radiations owing to the wealth of ecological opportunities. Although studies on insular taxa…”
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Arboreality constrains morphological evolution but not species diversification in vipers by de Alencar, Laura Rodrigues Vieira, Martins, Marcio, Burin, Gustavo, Quental, Tiago Bosisio

“…An increase in ecological opportunities, either through changes in the environment or acquisition of new traits, is frequently associated with an increase in…”
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The molecular phylogenetic signature of clades in decline by Quental, Tiago B, Marshall, Charles R

“…Molecular phylogenies have been used to study the diversification of many clades. However, current methods for inferring diversification dynamics from…”
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