Meta-analysis of meta-analyses in plant evolutionary ecology

Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses

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Quantifying heterogeneity in a meta‐analysis

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The measurement of selection on correlated characters

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The Ecology of Adaptive Radiation

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TESTING FOR PHYLOGENETIC SIGNAL IN COMPARATIVE DATA: BEHAVIORAL TRAITS ARE MORE LABILE

Blomberg, S. P., Garland, T., & Ives, A. R. (2003) · Evolution · doi:10.1111/j.0014-3820.2003.tb00285.x · Cited by 4,678 · see citing works

Effect size, confidence interval and statistical significance: a practical guide for biologists

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Methods of Meta-Analysis

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The Measurement of Selection on Correlated Characters

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The Geographic Mosaic of Coevolution

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The Strength of Phenotypic Selection in Natural Populations

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Unpredictable Evolution in a 30-Year Study of Darwin's Finches

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EVOLUTIONARY SIGNIFICANCE OF LOCAL GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION IN PLANTS

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Methodological issues and advances in biological meta-analysis

Nakagawa, S., & Santos, E. S. A. (2012) · Evolutionary Ecology · doi:10.1007/s10682-012-9555-5 · Cited by 1,032 · see citing works

General quantitative genetic methods for comparative biology: phylogenies, taxonomies and multi-trait models for continuous and categorical characters

Hadfield, J. D., & Nakagawa, S. (2010) · Journal of Evolutionary Biology · doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01915.x · Cited by 813 · see citing works

Integration of evidence from multiple meta-analyses: a primer on umbrella reviews, treatment networks and multiple treatments meta-analyses

Ioannidis, J. P. A. (2009) · Canadian Medical Association Journal · doi:10.1503/cmaj.081086 · Cited by 716 · see citing works

It’s about time: the temporal dynamics of phenotypic selection in the wild

Siepielski, A. M., DiBattista, J. D., & Carlson, S. M. (2009) · Ecology Letters · doi:10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01381.x · Cited by 634 · see citing works

Increased soil emissions of potent greenhouse gases under increased atmospheric CO2

van Groenigen, K. J., Osenberg, C. W., & Hungate, B. A. (2011) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature10176 · Cited by 551 · see citing works

Inheritance and Natural Selection on Functional Traits

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Fluctuating selection: the perpetual renewal of adaptation in variable environments

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Genetic architecture of fitness and nonfitness traits: empirical patterns and development of ideas

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Meta-analysis in ecology

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COMPARING STRENGTHS OF DIRECTIONAL SELECTION: HOW STRONG IS STRONG?

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Phenotypic Selection in Natural Populations: What Limits Directional Selection?

Kingsolver, J. G., & Diamond, S. E. (2011) · The American Naturalist · doi:10.1086/658341 · Cited by 288 · see citing works

From genes to ecosystems: a synthesis of the effects of plant genetic factors across levels of organization

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Quantitative synthesis of context dependency in ant–plant protection mutualisms

Chamberlain, S., & Holland, J. N. (2009) · Ecology · doi:10.1890/08-1490.1 · Cited by 264 · see citing works

DIRECTIONAL SELECTION IN TEMPORALLY REPLICATED STUDIES IS REMARKABLY CONSISTENT

Morrissey, M. B., & Hadfield, J. D. (2011) · Evolution · doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01444.x · Cited by 223 · see citing works

Directional selection is the primary cause of phenotypic diversification

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Weighting by Inverse Variance or by Sample Size in Random-Effects Meta-Analysis

Marín‐Martínez, F., & Sánchez‐Meca, J. (2009) · Educational and Psychological Measurement · doi:10.1177/0013164409344534 · Cited by 214 · see citing works

Benefits for Plants in Ant-Plant Protective Mutualisms: A Meta-Analysis

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Meta-analysis of Multitreatment Studies

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Variable reporting and quantitative reviews: a comparison of three meta‐analytical techniques

Lajeunesse, M. J., & Forbes, M. R. (2003) · Ecology Letters · doi:10.1046/j.1461-0248.2003.00448.x · Cited by 152 · see citing works

Mixed treatment comparison analysis provides internally coherent treatment effect estimates based on overviews of reviews and can reveal inconsistency

Caldwell, D. M., Welton, N. J., & Ades, A. E. (2010) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.08.025 · Cited by 135 · see citing works

Dissemination biases in ecology: effect sizes matter more than quality

Barto, E. K., & Rillig, M. C. (2011) · Oikos · doi:10.1111/j.1600-0706.2011.19401.x · Cited by 74 · see citing works

Bridging meta-analysis and the comparative method: a test of seed size effect on germination after frugivores’ gut passage

Verdú, M., & Traveset, A. (2003) · Oecologia · doi:10.1007/s00442-003-1448-4 · Cited by 61 · see citing works

Comparing the adaptive landscape across trait types: larger QTL effect size in traits under biotic selection

Louthan, A. M., & Kay, K. M. (2011) · BMC Evolutionary Biology · doi:10.1186/1471-2148-11-60 · Cited by 47 · see citing works

Agricultural diversification promotes multiple ecosystem services without compromising yield

Tamburini, G., Bommarco, R., Wanger, T. C., Kremen, C., van der Heijden, M. G. A., Liebman, M., & Hallin, S. (2020) · Science Advances · doi:10.1126/sciadv.aba1715 · Cited by 1,110 · see citing works

Moving forward on facilitation research: response to changing environments and effects on the diversity, functioning and evolution of plant communities

Soliveres, S., Smit, C., & Maestre, F. T. (2014) · Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · doi:10.1111/brv.12110 · Cited by 279 · see citing works

Interventions aimed at preventing and reducing overweight/obesity among children and adolescents: a meta‐synthesis

Kobes, A., Kretschmer, T., Timmerman, G., & Schreuder, P. (2018) · Obesity Reviews · doi:10.1111/obr.12688 · Cited by 94 · see citing works

Meta-analytic insights into evolutionary ecology: an introduction and synthesis

Nakagawa, S., & Poulin, R. (2012) · Evolutionary Ecology · doi:10.1007/s10682-012-9593-z · Cited by 77 · see citing works

The fitness consequences of inbreeding in natural populations and their implications for species conservation – a systematic map

Neaves, L. E., Eales, J. F., Whitlock, R., Hollingsworth, P. M., Burke, T. A., & Pullin, A. S. (2015) · Environmental Evidence · doi:10.1186/s13750-015-0031-x · Cited by 77 · see citing works

Formalized synthesis opportunities for ecology: systematic reviews and meta‐analyses

Lortie, C. J. (2014) · Oikos · doi:10.1111/j.1600-0706.2013.00970.x · Cited by 74 · see citing works

Synthesizing the evidence of nitrous oxide mitigation practices in agroecosystems

Grados, D., Butterbach‐Bahl, K., Chen, J., van Groenigen, K. J., Olesen, J. E., van Groenigen, J. W., & Ábalos, D. (2022) · Environmental Research Letters · doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ac9b50 · Cited by 66 · see citing works

Do invasive freshwater fish species grow better when they are invasive?

Rypel, A. L. (2013) · Oikos · doi:10.1111/j.1600-0706.2013.00530.x · Cited by 51 · see citing works

How to critically read ecological meta-analyses

Lortie, C. J., Stewart, G., Rothstein, H., & Lau, J. (2015) · Research Synthesis Methods · doi:10.1002/jrsm.1109 · Cited by 39 · see citing works

Insect transformation with piggyBac : getting the number of injections just right

Gregory, M., Alphey, L., Morrison, N. I., & Shimeld, S. M. (2016) · Insect Molecular Biology · doi:10.1111/imb.12220 · Cited by 36 · see citing works

Meta-analysis and sexual selection: past studies and future possibilities

Jennions, M. D., Kahn, A. T., Kelly, C. D., & Kokko, H. (2012) · Evolutionary Ecology · doi:10.1007/s10682-012-9567-1 · Cited by 35 · see citing works

Rethinking Meta‐Analysis: Applications for Air Pollution Data and Beyond

Goodman, J. E., Boyce, C. P., Sax, S. N., Beyer, L. A., & Prueitt, R. L. (2015) · Risk Analysis · doi:10.1111/risa.12405 · Cited by 20 · see citing works

How much does the typical ecological meta‐analysis overestimate the true mean effect size?

Fox, J. W. (2022) · Ecology and Evolution · doi:10.1002/ece3.9521 · Cited by 14 · see citing works

Synthesis of Nature's Extravaganza: An Augmented Meta‐Meta‐Analysis on (Putative) Sexual Signals

Pollo, P., Lagisz, M., Macedo‐Rego, R. C., Mizuno, A., Yang, Y., & Nakagawa, S. (2025) · Ecology Letters · doi:10.1111/ele.70215 · Cited by 10 · see citing works

Biochar induced trade-offs and synergies between ecosystem services and crop productivity

Wang, J., Huang, Q., Peng, K., Yang, D., Wei, G., Ren, Y., Wang, Y., Wang, X., Nangia, V., Sun, S., et al. (2024) · Journal of Integrative Agriculture · doi:10.1016/j.jia.2024.03.022 · Cited by 10 · see citing works

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Interventions aimed at preventing and reducing overweight/obesity among children and adolescents: a meta-synthesisPreprint

Kobes, A., Kretschmer, T., Timmerman, G., & Schreuder, P. (2018) · doi:10.31219/osf.io/pe9z2 · Cited by 6 · see citing works

Nitrous oxide emissions from soil: A review of cropping practices and their consideration in process-based models

Nyameasem, J. K., Seidel, S. J., Ulrich, M., Möller, M., Kühling, I., Andrino, A., Kautz, T., Brüggemann, N., & Hernández-Ochoa, I. M. (2026) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2026.181506 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Reconciling crop productivity and climate mitigation through agricultural practices: A global second-order meta-analysis

Fan, X., Hu, H., Kong, Z., Song, M., Li, J., Wang, M., Cai, Y., Lian, P., & Wang, X. (2026) · Field Crops Research · doi:10.1016/j.fcr.2026.110581

A Meta-analysis of Natural Selection on Plant Functional Traits

Caruso, C. M., Maherali, H., & Martin, R. A. (2019) · International Journal of Plant Sciences · doi:10.1086/706199 · Cited by 61 · see citing works

Phylogenetic analysis of secondary metabolites in a plant community provides evidence for trade-offs between biotic and abiotic stress tolerance

Montesinos‐Navarro, A., Pérez-Clemente, R. M., Sánchez‐Martín, R., Gómez‐Cadenas, ‪., & Verdú, M. (2020) · Evolutionary Ecology · doi:10.1007/s10682-020-10044-2 · Cited by 13 · see citing works

SPECIAL FEATURE – STANDARD PAPER META-ANALYSIS IN PLANT ECOLOGY

Whitlock, R. (2016)

Context Dependence of Local Adaptation to Abiotic and Biotic Environments: A Quantitative and Qualitative Synthesis

Runquist, R. D. B., Gorton, A. J., Yoder, J. B., Deacon, N. J., Grossman, J. J., Kothari, S., Lyons, M. P., Sheth, S. N., Tiffin, P., & Moeller, D. A. (2019) · The American Naturalist · doi:10.1086/707322 · Cited by 95 · see citing works

Re‐analysis of meta‐analysis: support for the stress‐gradient hypothesis

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