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An Update on the Great BAMM Controversy

Posted on 1 Mar, 2017 by Ethan Linck

Update, 01 August 2016, 2:50PM. This post has been updated to include information contained in the supplemental material of Rabosky et al. 2017, and clarify the difference between branch-specific and tree-wide rate variation. Back in August, I summarized the main … Continue reading →

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What's left of the black rhino's genetic diversity?

Posted on 22 Feb, 2017 by Patrícia Chrzanová Pečnerová

With the current poaching epidemic we might lose rhinos before we even have time to get to know them. Luckily, the day has come and thanks to Yoshan Moodley, Mike Bruford and their team we know have a pretty good … Continue reading →

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A Primer on the Great BAMM Controversy

Posted on 26 Aug, 2016 by Ethan Linck

Update, 26 August 2016, 2:30PM. A number of readers brought my attention to a series of blog posts by Moore et al. responding to Rabosky’s rebuttal of their published critique of BAMM. I’ve included links to the posts and summarized their … Continue reading →

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A tale of mammoths and a disappearing lake

Posted on 4 Aug, 2016 by Patrícia Chrzanová Pečnerová

A wonderful study revealed a sad story of the St. Paul Island population of woolly mammoths. Using a creative and diverse set of analytical approaches, scientists identified freshwater shortage as the likely cause of their extinction. A cross-disciplinary collaboration of … Continue reading →

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The final nail in the coffin of Patagonian megafaunal extinctions

Posted on 11 Jul, 2016 by Patrícia Chrzanová Pečnerová

Are our ancestors responsible for Late Pleistocene megafaunal extinctions? Were the Ice Age giants doomed to extinction because they couldn’t adapt or is it human fault that there is no woolly rhino, giant deer and cave bear today? A new … Continue reading →

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