Understanding how divergent selection generates adaptive phenotypic and population diversification provides a mechanistic explanation of speciation in recently separated species pairs. Toward this goal, we sought ecological gradients of divergence between the cryptic malaria vectors Anopheles coluzzii and An. gambiae, and then looked for a physiological trait that may underlie such divergence. Using a large set of occurrence records and eco-geographical information, we built a distribution model to predict the predominance of the two species...

Understanding interactive effects between anthropogenic disturbance and abiotic factors on species turnover can help identify and prioritize conservation of potentially vulnerable tropical bird communities. We investigated potential factors influencing avian understory community composition along a recently constructed road across three elevations (300, 800 and 1200 m), each with two sampling sites (road edge vs interior forest), over a four-year period on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. Obligate ant following species were the most abundant guild sampled...