Comparative phylogeography in the genomic age: Opportunities and challenges

A McGaughran, L Liggins, KA Marske… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim We consider the opportunities and challenges comparative phylogeography (CP) faces
in the genomic age to determine:(1) how we can maximise the potential of big CP analyses …

Ecological perspectives on the organization of biodiversity in Neotropical streams

F Valente-Neto, JLS Mello, GC Pestana… - Hydrobiologia, 2024 - Springer
Neotropical streams stand as one of the most biodiverse aquatic ecosystems in the world.
The extremely high biodiversity of these ecosystems was generated and modified by several …

Mountains exhibit a stronger latitudinal diversity gradient than lowland regions

EA Tenorio, P Montoya, N Norden… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG) is a well‐explored biogeographical pattern, yet
regional differences across geographical and geomorphological areas have been poorly …

The evolution of ecological specialization underlies plant endemism in the Atlantic Forest

EK Nery, MK Caddah, MF Santos… - Annals of Botany, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims The evolution of ecological specialization is favoured under
divergent selection imposed by increased environmental heterogeneity, although …

An elevational phylogeographic diversity gradient in Neotropical birds is decoupled from speciation rates

KS Wacker, BM Winger - The American Naturalist, 2024 - journals.uchicago.edu
A key question about macroevolutionary speciation rates is whether they are controlled by
microevolutionary processes operating at the population level. For example, does spatial …

Diversity of endemic cold‐water amphipods threatened by climate warming in northwestern China

M Huang, H Liu, Y Tong, S Li… - Diversity and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Climate change threatens freshwater faunal diversity. To prioritize areas for
conservation, patterns in the distribution of species must be understood. We apply genetic …

Lineage diversity in a widely distributed New World passerine bird, the House Wren

J Klicka, K Epperly, BT Smith, GM Spellman… - …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We explored the evolutionary radiation in the House Wren complex (Troglodytes aedon and
allies), the New World's most widely distributed passerine species. The complex has been …

Genetic structure and landscape effects on gene flow in the Neotropical lizard Norops brasiliensis (Squamata: Dactyloidae)

EM Fonseca, NS Pope, WE Peterman, FP Werneck… - Heredity, 2024 - nature.com
One key research goal of evolutionary biology is to understand the origin and maintenance
of genetic variation. In the Cerrado, the South American savanna located primarily in the …

Artificial intelligence enables unified analysis of historical and landscape influences on genetic diversity

EM Fonseca, BC Carstens - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2024 - Elsevier
While genetic variation in any species is potentially shaped by a range of processes,
phylogeography and landscape genetics are largely concerned with inferring how …

Isolation by resistance explains genetic diversity in the Arremon brushfinches of northern Mesoamerica

I Moreno‐Contreras, A Llanes‐Quevedo… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Genetic differentiation between and within natural populations is the result of the joint effects
of neutral and adaptative processes. In addition, the spatial arrangement of the landscape …