AIMS AND SCOPE OF JOURNAL: TheAnnual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics covers significant developments in the fields of ecology, evolutionary biology, and systematics, as they apply to all life on Earth. Essay reviews cover topics ranging from phylogeny, speciation, and molecular evolution through behavior and evolutionary physiology to population dynamics, ecosystems processes, and applications in invasion biology, conservation, and environmental management.  

• • Review of the Pelycosauria Revisited: Pelycosaurian-Grade Synapsida, Their Role in Updated Interpretations of Early Amniotes, and Their Importance in Understanding the Origin of Modern Terrestrial Food Webs and Ecosystems

    Stuart S. Sumida

    Vol. 56 (2025),pp.623–645

• • The Molecular Basis of Adaptation to Climatic Factors and Range Change in Plants

    Angela M. Hancock,Swan Portalier,Andrea Fulgione,Markus G. Stetter andJuliette de Meaux

    Vol. 56 (2025),pp.597–621

• • Plant Invasions in a Changing Climate: Reshaping Communities, Ecosystem Functions, and Services

    Julie R. Deslippe andJanelle A. Veenendaal

    Vol. 56 (2025),pp.571–596

• • Scaling Temperature Effects on Metabolism from Individuals to Ecosystems

    Mary I. O'Connor,David M. Anderson,Kaleigh Davis,Nicole S. Knight,Margaret A. Slein andKeila Stark

    Vol. 56 (2025),pp.543–569

• • The Diversity and Evolution of Vocal Communication in Nonavian Reptiles

    Camila R. Ferrara,Gabriel Jorgewich-Cohen,Renata Sousa-Lima,Sean Doody andStephan A. Reber

    Vol. 56 (2025),pp.521–542

• • Ocean Giants Through Time: Evolution and Ecology Intertwined

    Catalina Pimiento,Dirley Cortés andAna M. Valenzuela-Toro

    Vol. 56 (2025),pp.491–519

• • A Genomic Perspective on Species Delimitation

    Sonal Singhal,Adam D. Leaché,Matthew K. Fujita,Carlos Daniel Cadena andFelipe Zapata

    Vol. 56 (2025),pp.467–489

• • Plant Mating Systems in Small Populations

    Jon Ågren andNina Sletvold

    Vol. 56 (2025),pp.445–466

• • Weighing the Evidence for a Deuterostome Branch of Animals and Implications for Understanding Chordate Origins

    Maximilian J. Telford

    Vol. 56 (2025),pp.421–444

• • Climate Change Effects on Interacting Disturbances in Forest Ecosystems

    Joan Dudney,Julie Edwards,Brian J. Harvey andRupert Seidl

    Vol. 56 (2025),pp.393–420
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