ignacio quintero
@ignacioq.bsky.social
CNRS Researcher at the Institut de Biologie de l’École Normale Supérieure, Paris.
Studying evolutionary processes using stochastic phylogenetic models.
Failed reincarnation of Montaigne.
Studying evolutionary processes using stochastic phylogenetic models.
Failed reincarnation of Montaigne.
Reposted by ignacio quintero
and my perspective piece on this: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Diversification dynamics at scale - Nature Ecology & Evolution
A diversification model that integrates phylogenetic and fossil occurrence data reveals diversity-independent and non-adaptively radiating dynamics that govern the rise and fall of plant and animal cl...
www.nature.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:33 AM
and my perspective piece on this: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
With Hélène Morlon, Jérémy Andréoletti & Daniele Silvestro!
October 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
With Hélène Morlon, Jérémy Andréoletti & Daniele Silvestro!
We call this hypotheses the 'Zarathustran hypothesis', following Nietzsche’s idea that the maintenance of life does not merely follow from conservation, but rather from constant renovation, movement, and expansion. 3/3
October 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
We call this hypotheses the 'Zarathustran hypothesis', following Nietzsche’s idea that the maintenance of life does not merely follow from conservation, but rather from constant renovation, movement, and expansion. 3/3
This species-level tendency to increase extinction and decrease speciation rates with age can be explained if evolutionary change concentrates at speciation, with a paucity of speciation causing lineages to lag behind a continuously reshaping (biotic and abiotic) environment. 2/3
October 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
This species-level tendency to increase extinction and decrease speciation rates with age can be explained if evolutionary change concentrates at speciation, with a paucity of speciation causing lineages to lag behind a continuously reshaping (biotic and abiotic) environment. 2/3