Eduardo S. A. Santos

prepR4pcm: An R package for preparing data and trees for phylogenetic comparative methods

Phylogenetic comparative methods require species names in a trait dataset to match tip labels in a phylogenetic tree. Yet this apparently simple prerequisite is often one of the most fragile steps in a comparative workflow. Names may differ because of, for example, formatting, ta...

Mate choice copying in non-human animals: An update of two meta-analyses

Mate choice copying, the use of social information from others' mating decisions, is a taxonomically widespread form of social learning that can shape sexual selection. Two meta-analyses concluded that social information has a moderate positive effect on mate choice, but both res...