C. D. Bacon

The evolutionary age-range size relationship is modulated by insularity and dispersal in plants and animals

The paper examines the relationship between evolutionary age and range size in species, finding that age correlates with larger ranges but this effect is modulated by insularity and dispersal ability.

Large-scale assessment of habitat quality and quantity change on declining European butterflies

This study assesses habitat quality and quantity changes in European butterflies and finds habitat quality, not area, is the main driver of biodiversity decline.

Functional and historical drivers of leaf shape evolution in Palms (Arecaceae)

This study investigates the evolutionary drivers of leaf shape in palms, finding associations between plant height, precipitation, and leaf morphology, while temperature had less impact.

Fruit colour and range size interact to influence diversification

The paper examines how fruit color and range size interact to influence diversification rates in palms, finding that intermediate range sizes correlate with higher diversification and that disperser type affects this relationship.

Unbiased clade age estimation using a Bayesian Brownian Bridge

The paper defends the Bayesian Brownian Bridge method against criticism, showing its estimates of angiosperm clade ages are valid despite concerns about fossil data scarcity and sampling bias.

Landscape configuration of an Amazonian island-like ecosystem drives population structure and genetic diversity of a habitat-specialist bird

This study examines how the spatial configuration of Amazonian white-sand ecosystems influences genetic diversity and population structure in a habitat-specialist bird.

Unravelling the phylogenomic relationships of the most diverse African palm genus Raphia (Calamoideae, Arecaceae)

This study uses phylogenomic analysis to clarify the relationships within the African palm genus Raphia, finding five clades and supporting morphological classification while highlighting unresolved species boundaries.