Individualistic evolutionary responses of Central African rain forest plants to Pleistocene climatic fluctuations

AJ Helmstetter, K Béthune… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Understanding the evolutionary dynamics of genetic diversity is fundamental for species
conservation in the face of climate change, particularly in hyper-diverse biomes. Species in …

Population genetics of a recent range expansion and subsequent loss of migration in monarch butterflies

WB Hemstrom, MG Freedman, MP Zalucki… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Range expansions—whether permanent or transient—strongly influence the distribution of
genetic variation in space. Monarch butterflies are best known for long‐distance seasonal …

Biogeographic barriers, Pleistocene refugia, and climatic gradients in the southeastern Nearctic drive diversification in cornsnakes (Pantherophis guttatus complex)

EA Myers, AD McKelvy, FT Burbrink - Molecular Ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The southeastern Nearctic is a biodiversity hotspot that is also rich in cryptic species.
Numerous hypotheses (eg, vicariance, local adaptation, and Pleistocene speciation in …

Reconstructing the complex colonisation histories of lizards across Mediterranean archipelagos

S Sherpa, D Salvi, I Silva‐Rocha… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim The Mediterranean Basin is a global biodiversity hotspot and has one of the
longest histories of human–biota interactions. Islands host a large fraction of Mediterranean …

Phylogenomics, introgression, and demographic history of South American true toads (Rhinella)

D Rivera, I Prates, TJ Firneno Jr… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The effects of genetic introgression on species boundaries and how they affect species'
integrity and persistence over evolutionary time have received increased attention. The …

Evidence for ecotone speciation across an African rainforest‐savanna gradient

AH Freedman, RJ Harrigan, Y Zhen… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Accelerating climate change and habitat loss make it imperative that plans to conserve
biodiversity consider species' ability to adapt to changing environments. However, in biomes …

Vanishing refuge? Testing the forest refuge hypothesis in coastal East Africa using genome‐wide sequence data for seven amphibians

CD Barratt, BA Bwong, R Jehle, HC Liedtke… - Molecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
High‐throughput sequencing data have greatly improved our ability to understand the
processes that contribute to current biodiversity patterns. The “vanishing refuge” …

Comparative phylogeography of West African amphibians and reptiles

AD Leaché, JR Oaks, C Ofori-Boateng, MK Fujita - Evolution, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Comparative phylogeographic studies often support shared divergence times for co-
distributed species with similar life histories and habitat specializations. During the late …