Despite the absence of major Quaternary glaciations in arid Northwest China, significant
climatic oscillations definitely impacted the evolution of the biota in situ. Phylogeography has …

In the 21st century, phylogeography has experienced dramatic growth in the data and
methods used by the field. Insect (more generally, hexapod) phylogeography has …

Hantaviruses are important contributors to disease burden in the New World, yet many
aspects of their distribution and dynamics remain uncharacterized. To examine the patterns …

Floral scent is a key mediator in plant-pollinator interactions. However, little is known to what
extent intraspecific scent variation is shaped by phenotypic selection, with no information yet …

Insects and other terrestrial invertebrates are declining in species richness and abundance.
This includes the invertebrates associated with herbivore dung, which have been negatively …

Deciphering the geographic context of diversification and distributional dynamics in
continental biotas has long been an interest of biogeographers, ecologists, and evolutionary …

Premise of research. Determination of species boundaries is essential for understanding
and preserving biological diversity, yet it remains a difficult task for many plant lineages …

Flowering plants emit complex bouquets of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to mediate
interactions with their pollinators. These bouquets are undoubtedly influenced by pollinator …

Ips typographus and Pityogenes chalcographus are two sympatric Palearctic bark beetle
species with wide distribution ranges. As both species are comparable in biology, life …

Deceptive pollination often involves volatile organic compound emissions that mislead
insects into performing nonrewarding pollination. Among deceptively pollinated plants, Arum …