Aim Pleistocene glacial cycles reduced global sea level by up to 130 m below present
levels. These changes had profound impacts on coastal marine life, including a reduction of …

After a 12-million-year (My) process, the Central American Isthmus was completed 2.8 My
ago. Its emergence affected current flow, salinity, temperature, and primary productivity of …

The fish faunas of continental South and Central America constitute one of the greatest
concentrations of aquatic diversity on Earth, consisting of about 10 percent of all living …

Aim To understand why and when areas of endemism (provinces) of the tropical Atlantic
Ocean were formed, how they relate to each other, and what processes have contributed to …

Recently, the role of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences in taxonomy and phylogenetic
inference has become contentious, and two extreme viewpoints have emerged, although, as …

The ranges of many tropical marine species overlap in a centre of maximum marine
biodiversity, which is located in the Indo-Malayan region. Because this centre includes …

This study produces a nearly comprehensive phylogeny for the marine gastropod group
Cypraeidae (cowries) and uses this topology to examine diversification patterns in the …

▪ Abstract The movement of individuals defines a spatial neighborhood that can help
determine marine management strategies. Here, I briefly review four fields of marine biology …

The isolation of the Southern Ocean after the opening of Drake Passage some 23–25 million
years ago, the formation of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, the subsequent cooling of the …

Aim To evaluate the state of knowledge about the biogeography of Brazilian reef fishes and
propose processes that lead to the observed distribution patterns. Location The tropical …