F. L. Condamine

The Origin And Speciation Of Orchids

This study reconstructs the phylogeny of orchids using genomic data and infers their geographic origin and speciation patterns, finding their origin in Laurasia and recent speciation in Central America.

Convergence in sympatric swallowtail butterflies reveals ecological interactions as a key driver of worldwide trait diversification.

This study shows sympatry promotes convergence in swallowtail butterfly wing color patterns, with stronger effects on females, highlighting ecological interactions' role in trait diversification.

The dual role of the angiosperm radiation on insect diversification

The paper examines the impact of angiosperm radiation on insect diversification using fossil and phylogenetic data, finding a dual role for angiosperms in insect evolution over time.

Phylogenomics Illuminates the Evolutionary History of Wild Silkmoths in Space and Time (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)

This study reconstructs the evolutionary history of wild silkmoths using phylogenomic data, revealing a Neotropical origin and two Old World colonization events, along with taxonomic rearrangements.

Mountain radiations are not only rapid and recent: ancient diversification of South American frog and lizard families related to Paleogene Andean orogeny and Cenozoic climate variations

This study examines how ancient Andean mountain building and climate changes influenced diversification rates in six South American frog and lizard families, finding clade-specific responses to elevation and temperature.

Punctual ecological changes rather than global factors drive species diversification and the evolution of wing phenotypes in Morpho butterflies.

Pulled Diversification Rates, Lineages-Through-Time Plots and Modern Macroevolutionary Modelling

The paper evaluates diversification rate estimation methods using simulations, introduces 'pulled rates', and discusses the reliability of macroevolutionary models.

Ancient tropical extinctions contributed to the latitudinal diversity gradient

The paper shows that ancient tropical extinctions during cold climate transitions shaped the current latitudinal diversity gradient by disproportionately affecting high latitudes.

Testing the role of the Red Queen and Court Jester as drivers of the macroevolution of Apollo butterflies

This study tests whether the Red Queen or Court Jester hypothesis better explains diversification dynamics in Apollo butterflies by analyzing biotic and abiotic factors.

Multiple Geographical Origins of Environmental Sex Determination enhanced the diversification of Darwins Favourite Orchids

The paper investigates whether environmental sex determination (ESD) in orchids is linked to increased diversification rates by analyzing phylogenetic data from Neotropical Catasetinae.

Recent origin of Neotropical orchids in the world’s richest plant biodiversity hotspot

This study investigates the origin and diversification of Neotropical orchids in the Andes, finding most lineages originated in the last 15 million years and diversification correlates with Andean orogeny.