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Species extinction

Morphological disparity across the K-Pg boundary in mollusk shells: A theoretical morphology approach

Gabriela Contreras-Figueroa, Austin J. W. Hendy, José L. Aragón

published 20 Feb 2026

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Species diversity within morpho-functional groups drives diversity dependence in reef ecosystems

Anupama Chandroth, Claudia C. Johnson

published 17 Dec 2025

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Reconstructing the degree of mammal defaunation throughout the Caatinga - the largest dry tropical forest region of South America

Nathália Fernandes Canassa, Carlos A. Peres, Célia Cristina Clemente Machado, Helder Farias P. Araujo

published 24 Nov 2025

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Simulating macroevolutionary trends and open-ended evolution with a novel mechanistic multi-level approach

Roberto Latorre, Miguel Brun-Usan, Gloria Fernández-Lázaro

published 06 Nov 2025

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Clay minerals evidences for coldn-warm fluctuations in the Early Silurian

Zhibo Zhang, Jiaming Zhang, Hengye Wei, Huan Li, Yinghai Guo, Chunlin Zeng

published 29 Oct 2025

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Introducing CACIE: Development of the first Conceptual Assessment of Children’s Ideas about Evolution

Isabell K. Adler, Daniela Fiedler, Andrew Shtulman, Ute Harms

published 03 Sep 2025

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Threshold fertility for the avoidance of extinction under critical conditions

Diane Carmeliza N. Cuaresma, Hiromu Ito, Hiroaki Arima, Jin Yoshimura, Satoru Morita, Takuya Okabe

published 30 Apr 2025

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The development of Anthropocene Awareness Scale

Donghun Kang, Moon Choi

published 06 Feb 2025

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Global prioritization schemes vary in their impact on the placement of protected areas

Katie Tjaden-McClement, Robin Naidoo, Angela Brennan, A. Cole Burton

published 02 Jan 2025

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Abalones at risk: A global Red List assessment of Haliotis in a changing climate

Howard Peters, Gina M. Ralph, Laura Rogers-Bennett

published 23 Dec 2024

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Body-size evolution in gastropods across the Plio-Pleistocene extinction in the western Atlantic

Brendan M. Anderson, Elizabeth Petsios, Jessica Behn, Amy Betz, Warren D. Allmon, Bruce S. Lieberman, Jonathan R. Hendricks

published 13 Dec 2024

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The role of soil surface in a sustainable semiarid ecosystem

Swadesh Pal, Malay Banerjee, Roderick Melnik

published 12 Dec 2024

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Brazil nut journey under future climate change in Amazon

Luciano J. S. Anjos, Gabriela S. R. Gonçalves, Vítor A. B. Dutra, Amanda G. Rosa, Lucyana B. Santos, Márcia N. R. Barros, Everaldo B. de Souza, Peter M. de Toledo

published 13 Nov 2024

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