The biogeographic history of the African rain forests has been contentious. Phylogeography,
the study of the geographic distribution of genetic lineages within species, can highlight the …

The accumulation of biodiversity in tropical forests can occur through multiple allopatric and
parapatric models of diversification, including forest refugia, riverine barriers and ecological …

Background DNA barcoding of rain forest trees could potentially help biologists identify
species and discover new ones. However, DNA barcodes cannot always distinguish …

L'objectif de cette synthèse est d'établir un bilan actualisé des connaissances et une revue
bibliographique du genre Afzelia qui comporte un complexe d'espèces exploitées pour leur …

Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) is one of the most widespread forest trees in the world,
ranging from southern Mediterranean mountains to eastern Siberia. Ten polymorphic …

Background Within a regional floristic context, DNA barcoding is more useful to manage
plant diversity inventories on a large scale and develop valuable conservation strategies …

The hypothesis of Pleistocene forest refugia was tested using comparative phylogeography
of Scotonycterini, a fruit bat tribe endemic to Africa containing four species: Scotonycteris …

Background Species delimitation in closely related plant taxa can be challenging because
(i) reproductive barriers are not always congruent with morphological differentiation,(ii) use …

Paleo-environmental reconstructions show that the distribution of tropical African rain forests
was affected by Quaternary climate changes. They suggest that the Dahomey Gap (DG) …

The fossil record in tropical Africa suggests that dry conditions during the Ice Ages caused
expansion of savannahs and contraction of the rainforest. Forest refugia have been …