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View article: <scp>MOBS</scp> 1.0: A Database of Interspecific Variation in Marine Organismal Body Sizes
<span>MOBS</span> 1.0: A Database of Interspecific Variation in Marine Organismal Body Sizes Open
Motivation Body size is a fundamental trait influencing an organism's life history, ecology, physiology and evolutionary dynamics. While extensive body‐size databases exist for terrestrial vertebrates, equivalent datasets for marine animal…
View article: Of Islands on Islands: Natural Habitat Fragmentation Drives Microallopatric Differentiation in the Context of Distinct Biological Assemblages
Of Islands on Islands: Natural Habitat Fragmentation Drives Microallopatric Differentiation in the Context of Distinct Biological Assemblages Open
An important evolutionary hypothesis posits that much of the biodiversity we see today arose during episodes of natural habitat fragmentation through the interplay of colonization, extinction, adaptation, and speciation. To interrogate the…
View article: Island biogeography of the megadiverse plant family Asteraceae
Island biogeography of the megadiverse plant family Asteraceae Open
The megadiverse plant family Asteraceae forms an iconic component of island floras including many spectacular radiations, but a global picture of its insular diversity is lacking. Here, we uncover the global biogeographical and evolutionar…
View article: Navigating uncertainty in maximum body size in marine metazoans
Navigating uncertainty in maximum body size in marine metazoans Open
Body size is a fundamental biological trait shaping ecological interactions, evolutionary processes, and our understanding of the structure and dynamics of marine communities on a global scale. Accurately defining a species' body size, des…
View article: Asteraceae in isolation: diversity and island biogeography of the largest plant family
Asteraceae in isolation: diversity and island biogeography of the largest plant family Open
The hyperdiverse plant family Asteraceae, with over 32,000 species globally, forms an iconic component of island floras, including many spectacular radiations, but a global picture of their insular diversity is lacking. Here, we uncover th…
View article: Correction: Spatial variation and antecedent sea surface temperature conditions influence Hawaiian intertidal community structure
Correction: Spatial variation and antecedent sea surface temperature conditions influence Hawaiian intertidal community structure Open
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286136.].
View article: Decision: A Global Ecological Signal of Extinction Risk in Marine Ray-Finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii) — R1/PR10
Decision: A Global Ecological Signal of Extinction Risk in Marine Ray-Finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii) — R1/PR10 Open
Many marine fish species are experiencing population declines, but their extinction risk profiles are largely understudied in comparison to their terrestrial vertebrate counterparts. Selective extinction of marine fish species may result i…
View article: Review: A Global Ecological Signal of Extinction Risk in Marine Ray-Finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii) — R1/PR8
Review: A Global Ecological Signal of Extinction Risk in Marine Ray-Finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii) — R1/PR8 Open
Many marine fish species are experiencing population declines, but their extinction risk profiles are largely understudied in comparison to their terrestrial vertebrate counterparts. Selective extinction of marine fish species may result i…
View article: Recommendation: A Global Ecological Signal of Extinction Risk in Marine Ray-Finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii) — R1/PR9
Recommendation: A Global Ecological Signal of Extinction Risk in Marine Ray-Finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii) — R1/PR9 Open
Many marine fish species are experiencing population declines, but their extinction risk profiles are largely understudied in comparison to their terrestrial vertebrate counterparts. Selective extinction of marine fish species may result i…
View article: Review: A Global Ecological Signal of Extinction Risk in Marine Ray-Finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii) — R1/PR7
Review: A Global Ecological Signal of Extinction Risk in Marine Ray-Finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii) — R1/PR7 Open
Many marine fish species are experiencing population declines, but their extinction risk profiles are largely understudied in comparison to their terrestrial vertebrate counterparts. Selective extinction of marine fish species may result i…
View article: Decision: A Global Ecological Signal of Extinction Risk in Marine Ray-Finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii) — R0/PR5
Decision: A Global Ecological Signal of Extinction Risk in Marine Ray-Finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii) — R0/PR5 Open
Many marine fish species are experiencing population declines, but their extinction risk profiles are largely understudied in comparison to their terrestrial vertebrate counterparts. Selective extinction of marine fish species may result i…
View article: Recommendation: A Global Ecological Signal of Extinction Risk in Marine Ray-Finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii) — R0/PR4
Recommendation: A Global Ecological Signal of Extinction Risk in Marine Ray-Finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii) — R0/PR4 Open
Many marine fish species are experiencing population declines, but their extinction risk profiles are largely understudied in comparison to their terrestrial vertebrate counterparts. Selective extinction of marine fish species may result i…
View article: Spatial variation and antecedent sea surface temperature conditions influence Hawaiian intertidal community structure
Spatial variation and antecedent sea surface temperature conditions influence Hawaiian intertidal community structure Open
Global sea surface temperatures (SSTs) are increasing, and in Hawaiʻi, rates of ocean warming are projected to double by the end of the 21 st century. However, current nearshore warming trends and their possible impacts on intertidal commu…
View article: Evolutionary genomics of oceanic island radiations
Evolutionary genomics of oceanic island radiations Open
View article: A global ecological signal of extinction risk in marine ray-finned fishes (class Actinopterygii)
A global ecological signal of extinction risk in marine ray-finned fishes (class Actinopterygii) Open
Many marine fish species are experiencing population declines, but their extinction risk profiles are largely understudied in comparison to their terrestrial vertebrate counterparts. Selective extinction of marine fish species may result i…
View article: A global ecological signal of extinction risk in terrestrial vertebrates
A global ecological signal of extinction risk in terrestrial vertebrates Open
To determine the distribution and causes of extinction threat across functional groups of terrestrial vertebrates, we assembled an ecological trait data set for 18,016 species of terrestrial vertebrates and utilized phylogenetic comparativ…
View article: The evolution of complex life and the stabilization of the Earth system
The evolution of complex life and the stabilization of the Earth system Open
The half-billion-year history of animal evolution is characterized by decreasing rates of background extinction. Earth's increasing habitability for animals could result from several processes: (i) a decrease in the intensity of interactio…
View article: Respiratory medium and circulatory anatomy constrain size evolution in marine macrofauna
Respiratory medium and circulatory anatomy constrain size evolution in marine macrofauna Open
The typical marine animal has increased in biovolume by more than two orders of magnitude since the beginning of the Cambrian, but the causes of this trend remain unknown. We test the hypothesis that the efficiency of intra-organism oxygen…
View article: Students Who Analyze Their Own Data in a Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Show Gains in Scientific Identity and Emotional Ownership of Research
Students Who Analyze Their Own Data in a Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Show Gains in Scientific Identity and Emotional Ownership of Research Open
While it has been established that course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) lead to student benefits, it is less clear what aspects of CUREs lead to such gains. In this study, we aimed to understand the effect of students an…
View article: Comparing Adaptive Radiations Across Space, Time, and Taxa
Comparing Adaptive Radiations Across Space, Time, and Taxa Open
Adaptive radiation plays a fundamental role in our understanding of the evolutionary process. However, the concept has provoked strong and differing opinions concerning its definition and nature among researchers studying a wide diversity …
View article: Developmental tuning of mineralization drives morphological diversity of gill cover bones in sculpins and their relatives
Developmental tuning of mineralization drives morphological diversity of gill cover bones in sculpins and their relatives Open
The role of osteoblast placement in skeletal morphological variation is relatively wellunderstood, but alternative developmental mechanisms affecting bone shape remain largely unknown. Specifically, very little attention has been paid to v…
View article: Data File from Hierarchical complexity and the size limits of life
Data File from Hierarchical complexity and the size limits of life Open
Size (cubic mm) and complexity level for all taxa used in this study
View article: Data References from Hierarchical complexity and the size limits of life
Data References from Hierarchical complexity and the size limits of life Open
References for sizes in Data File
View article: Supplementary material from "Hierarchical complexity and the size limits of life"
Supplementary material from "Hierarchical complexity and the size limits of life" Open
Over the past 3.8 billion years, the maximum size of life has increased by approximately 18 orders of magnitude. Much of this increase is associated with two major evolutionary innovations: the evolution of eukaryotes from prokaryotic cell…
View article: Limited role of functional differentiation in early diversification of animals
Limited role of functional differentiation in early diversification of animals Open
The origin of most animal phyla and classes during the Cambrian explosion has been hypothesized to represent an ‘early burst’ of evolutionary exploration of functional ecological possibilities. However, the ecological history of marine ani…