The integration of phylogenetics, phylogeography and palaeoenvironmental studies is
providing major insights into the historical forces that have shaped the Earth's biomes. Yet …

Aim We review the biogeography of the Pilbara, synthesize information on the geological
and landscape history of this region and surrounds, and assess fine‐scale genetic structure …

Aims (1) To map the species richness of Australian lizards and describe patterns of range
size and species turnover that underlie them.(2) To assess the congruence in the species …

Abstract Aim The Australian deserts are home to a remarkable diversity of taxa that might
appear to have evolved in the absence of topographic and physical barriers to dispersal. In …

Background The mesic habitats of eastern Australia harbour a highly diverse fauna. We
examined the impact of climatic oscillations and recognised biogeographic barriers on the …

Late Neogene aridification in the Southern Hemisphere caused contractions of mesic biota
to refugia, similar to the patterns established by glaciation in the Northern Hemisphere, but …

Lineages that exhibit little morphological change over time provide a unique opportunity to
explore whether nonadaptive or adaptive processes explain the conservation of morphology …

The establishment of monsoon climate and the consequent aridification has been one of the
most important climate change episodes in the Indian subcontinent. However, little is known …

A major problem for biodiversity conservation and management is that a significant portion
of species diversity remains undocumented (the 'taxonomic impediment'). This problem is …

Australian climate and vegetation, known from marine and lacustrine sediments and fossils,
varied dramatically throughout the Cenozoic Era, with several warm reversals superimposed …