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An integrative view of phylogenetic comparative methods: connections to population genetics, community ecology, and paleobiology
Author(s) -
Pennell Matthew W.,
Harmon Luke J.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/nyas.12157
Subject(s) - paleobiology , ecology , phylogenetic tree , evolutionary ecology , biodiversity , comparative biology , biology , evolutionary biology , geography , data science , computer science , genetics , botany , gene , host (biology)
Recent innovations in phylogenetic comparative methods (PCMs) have spurred a renaissance of research into the causes and consequences of large‐scale patterns of biodiversity. In this paper, we review these advances. We also highlight the potential of comparative methods to integrate across fields and focus on three examples where such integration might be particularly valuable: quantitative genetics, community ecology, and paleobiology. We argue that PCMs will continue to be a key set of tools in evolutionary biology, shedding new light on how evolutionary processes have shaped patterns of biodiversity through deep time.