Due to its position between the highly distinct Oriental and Australasian biogeographical
realms, much effort has been spent demarcating associated separations and transitions in …

Abstract During the last 15–20 years, phylogenetic, phylogeographic, paleontological,
geological, and habitat modeling studies have improved our knowledge of Sundaic …

Five suture zones are described from the zone of collision between the Eurasian, Indian–
Australian and Pacific–Philippine Sea plates within the eastern Indonesia region. These are …

A unique GPS velocity field that spans the entire Southeast Asia region is presented. It is
based on 10 years (1994–2004) of GPS data at more than 100 sites in Indonesia, Malaysia …

Aim To evaluate the internal consistency and appropriateness of Takhtajan's system of world‐
wide floral Kingdoms in the light of modern knowledge, and similarly to re‐examine the …

Aim We seek to relate the present distributions of frogs and snakes of Sundaland and the
known geological history of the region. Location From the Isthmus of Kra to Java and …

Amphibians are thought to be unable to disperse over ocean barriers because they do not
tolerate the osmotic stress of salt water. Their distribution patterns have therefore generally …

Sulawesi has a remarkable biodiversity, an unusually rich endemic fauna, and is the largest
island in Wallacea, just west of the Wallace Line. Alfred Russel Wallace himself suggested it …

The interface of the Asian and Australian faunal zones is defined by a network of deep
ocean trenches that separate intervening islands of the Philippines and Wallacea (Sulawesi …

The biota of Sulawesi is noted for its high degree of endemism and for its substantial levels
of in situ biological diversification. While the island's long period of isolation and dynamic …