Macroevolution and Macroecology Group
Research School of Biology, Australian National University

Our Research

We study the evolutionary and ecological processes responsible for generating patterns of biodiversity. Our research covers a wide range of questions, taxonomic groups and spatial scales. Some current topics of interest include: 
  • diversification and biogeography of Proteaceae
  • extinction risk and large-scale conservation
  • the link between molecular evolution and diversification
  • evolution of languages and linguistic diversity
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Latest Publications

Bromham, L. (2025). The genotype concept and language evolution. Physics of Life Reviews, 52, 23-26.

Skeels, A., Sauquet, H., Mast, A., Weston, PW., Olde, PM., Reynolds, ZKM., Fenker, J., Lemmon, AR., Lemmon, EM., Cardillo, M. (2024) Sources of gene tree discordance and their implications for systematics and evolution of a megadiverse Australian plant radiation (subtribe Hakeinae, Proteaceae) Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists

Bromham L (2024) Solving Galton’s problem: practical solutions for analysing language diversity and evolution. Current Issues in Linguistic Theory 367: 74–108

Chowdhury S, Cardillo M, Chapman JW, Green D, Norris DR, Riva F, Zalucki MP, Fuller RA (2024) Protected areas fail to cover the full annual cycle of migratory butterflies. Conservation Biology

Bromham L (2024) Mutation rate is central to understanding evolution. American Journal of Botany 111(10): e16422. 

Bromham L (2024) Combining Molecular, Macroevolutionary, and Macroecological Perspectives on the Generation of Diversity. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology. 19:a041453.

Bromham,L., Yaxley, KJ, Cardillo, M. (2024) Islands are engines of language diversity. Nature Ecology & Evolution 8, 1991–2002 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02488-4

Contacts

Prof. Lindell Bromham
Research School of Biology,
Building 46
Australian National University,
Acton, ACT 0200
Australia
Prof. Marcel Cardillo
Research School of Biology,
Building 46
Australian National University,
Acton, ACT 0200
Australia
Dr. Xia Hua
Mathematical Sciences Institute,
Building 145,
Australian National University,
Acton, ACT 0200
Australia
We are affiliated with the ANU/CSIRO Centre for Biodiversity Analysis and the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language