Advances in dating and systematics have prompted a revision of monotreme evolution to
refine the timing of adaptative trends affecting body size and craniodental morphology. The …

Aim The species diversity and endemism of tropical biotas are major contributors to global
biodiversity, but the factors underlying the formation of these systems remain poorly …

Although it is well documented that mountains tend to exhibit high biodiversity, how
geological processes affect the assemblage of montane floras is a matter of ongoing …

Trapezitinae skippers are restricted to Australia and New Guinea. Despite decades of
taxonomic work, their systematics and phylogeny remain little understood. To resolve the …

New Guinea and surrounding islands are home to some of the richest assemblages of
insular biodiversity in the world. The key geological drivers of species richness in this region …

Understanding the profound influence of climatic and tectonic histories on adaptation and
speciation is a crucial focus in biology research. While voyages like Humboldt's expedition …

Abstract The butterfly subtribe Coenonymphina (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) comprises four
main clades found, respectively, in (1) the Solomon Islands,(2) Australasia,(3) NW South …

The geologically‐complex Indo–Australian–Melanesian archipelago (IAMA) hosts
extraordinarily high levels of species richness and endemism and has long served as a …

The skink genus Lobulia is endemic to New Guinea, the largest and highest tropical island
in the world. Lobulia and its related genera represent an important component of the …

The world's largest butterfly genus Delias, commonly known as Jezebels, comprises ca. 251
species found throughout Asia, Australia, and Melanesia. Most species are endemic to …