Seed dormancy and germination are crucial processes affecting the propagation and survival of plant populations. These phenomena are precisely regulated through a complex interplay between internal signals, such as plant hormones and environmental cues including light, temperature, moisture, and nutrient availability. Dormancy release and germination initiation are distinct, yet closely associated, processes involving complex...

Aim To understand the causes of historical and current elevational richness patterns of L eiothrichinae babblers, a diverse and mostly endemic group of birds. Location A 5000‐m elevational gradient in the H engduan M ountains, C hina. Methods By means of a dated phylogenetic tree and reconstructed ancestral states, we estimated elevation‐specific diversification rate, applied a new method to estimate colonization frequency and...