Digest: Data tests and testable definitions of evolutionary phenomena.

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How can we best test evolutionary phenomena that have historically muddled definitions? How do we ascertain whether data are appropriate or sufficient to explore our hypotheses? Moen et al. demonstrate a framework for accomplishing these goals that can be applied to most studies that use trait and tree data. Simultaneously, they provide a generalized approach for testing for adaptive radiation, a phenomenon with...

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