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

Skeels, A., Esquerré, D. & Cardillo, M. (2020) Alternative pathways to diversity across ecologically distinct lizard radiations. Global Ecology & Biogeography

Skeels, A. (2019) Lineages through space and time: visualising spatial and temporal changes in diversity. Frontiers of Biogeography

Skeels, A. & Cardillo, M. (2019) Equilibrium and non-equilibrium phases in the radiation of Hakea and the drivers of diversity in Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems. Evolution

Hua, X., Greenhill, S., Cardillo, M., Schneeman, H. & Bromham, L. (2019) The ecological drivers of variation in global language diversity. Nature Communications

Bromham, L. (2019) Six impossible things before breakfast: assumptions, models and belief in molecular dating. Trends in Ecology & Evolution

Meakins, F., Hua, X., Algy, C., Bromham, L. (2019) Birth of a contact language did not favour simplification Language

Skeels, A. & Cardillo, M. (2019) Reconstructing the geography of speciation from contemporary biodiversity data. The American Naturalist

Contacts

Prof. Lindell Bromham
Research School of Biology
Australian National University
Building 116, Daley Rd
Canberra, ACT, 0200
Australia
Prof. Marcel Cardillo
Research School of Biology
Australian National University
Building 116, Daley Rd
Canberra, ACT, 0200
Australia
We are affiliated with the ANU/CSIRO Centre for Biodiversity Analysis and the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Lanuage