Luciano Paganucci de Queiroz

This study shows hybridisation enables Amazonian trees to rapidly evolve chemical defences against herbivores, driving diversification in response to shifting herbivore communities.

This study models potential aboveground biomass in the Caatinga, finding it highly sensitive to water availability and topography, with high biomass in rugged terrains and under specific precipitation thresholds.

The paper uses phylogenetic analysis to show keel flowers evolved multiple times in legumes but did not drive diversification alone, suggesting synergistic factors like nitrogen fixation and dispersal were more important.