The extraordinary species richness and endemism of the Indo-Australian Archipelago (IAA)
exists in one of the most geologically dynamic regions of the planet. The provenance of its …

Consideration of a range of evidence from geomorphology, palynology, biogeography and
vegetation/climate modelling suggests that a north-south 'savanna corridor'did exist through …

Understanding the historical biogeography of this global biodiversity hotspot is as important
to long-term conservation goals as ecology and evolution are to understanding current …

Geology provides the basis for understanding distributions of faunas and floras in Southeast
Asia but only via a complex interplay of plate movements, palaeogeography, ocean …

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 …

The continental core of Southeast (SE) Asia, Sundaland, was assembled from Gondwana
fragments by the Early Mesozoic. Continental blocks rifted from Australia in the Jurassic …

Based on geological and geophysical data collected from the West Philippine Basin and its
boundaries, we propose a comprehensive Cenozoic history of the basin. Our model shows …

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 …

Aim To compare the phylogeny of the eucalypt and melaleuca groups with geological events
and ages of fossils to discover the time frame of clade divergences. Location Australia, New …

Taxa have been dated using three methods: equating their age with the age of the oldest
known fossil, with the age of strata the taxa are endemic to, and with the age of …