The role of glacial cycles in promoting genetic diversity in the Neotropics: the case of cloud forests during the Last Glacial Maximum

S Ramírez‐Barahona, LE Eguiarte - Ecology and evolution, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing aridity during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) has been proposed as a
major factor affecting Neotropical species. The character and intensity of this change …

DNA-based approaches for evaluating historical demography in terrestrial vertebrates

AL Fahey, RE Ricklefs… - Biological Journal of the …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Contemporary DNA sequences can provide information about the historical demography of
a species. However, different molecular markers are informative under different …

The island–mainland species turnover relationship

YE Stuart, JB Losos, AC Algar - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Many oceanic islands are notable for their high endemism, suggesting that islands may
promote unique assembly processes. However, mainland assemblages sometimes harbour …

Digging up the roots of an insular hotspot of genetic diversity: decoupled mito-nuclear histories in the evolution of the Corsican-Sardinian endemic lizard Podarcis …

D Salvi, C Pinho, DJ Harris - BMC evolutionary biology, 2017 - Springer
Background Mediterranean islands host a disproportionately high level of biodiversity and
endemisms. Growing phylogeographic evidence on island endemics has unveiled …

Linking micro-and macroevolutionary perspectives to evaluate the role of Quaternary sea-level oscillations in island diversification

A Papadopoulou, LL Knowles - Evolution, 2017 - academic.oup.com
With shifts in island area, isolation, and cycles of island fusion–fission, the role of Quaternary
sea-level oscillations as drivers of diversification is complex and not well understood. Here …

Climate change effects in el yunque national forest, puerto rico, and the caribbean region

LN Jennings, J Douglas, E Treasure… - Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS …, 2014 - research.fs.usda.gov
Understanding the current and expected future conditions of natural resources under a
changing climate is essential to making informed management decisions. However, the ever …

Sea level, topography and island diversity: phylogeography of the Puerto Rican Red‐eyed Coquí, Eleutherodactylus antillensis

BS Barker, JA Rodríguez‐Robles, VS Aran… - Molecular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Quaternary climatic oscillations caused changes in sea level that altered the size, number
and degree of isolation of islands, particularly in land‐bridge archipelagoes. Elucidating the …

High phylogeographical complexity within Mediterranean islands: insights from the Corsican fire salamander

D Salvi, R Bisconti, D Canestrelli - Journal of Biogeography, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Mediterranean islands have been the subject of intense phylogeographical
investigation. While most studies have focused on the processes of colonization and …

[HTML][HTML] Population declines of mountain coqui (Eleutherodactylus portoricensis) in the Cordillera Central of Puerto Rico

BS Barker, A Ríos-Franceschi - Herpetological conservation and …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The Mountain Coqui (Eleutherodactylus portoricensis) is a frog endemic to montane
rainforests in the Cordillera Central and Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico. Classified as …

Cryptic diversity in the mayfly Leptohyphodes inanis (Pictet) (Ephemeroptera: Leptohyphidae) across water basins in Southeastern Brazil

PM Souto, LFL da Silveira, DM Takiya… - Systematics and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Leptohyphodes inanis (Pictet) is an enigmatic species with a rare trait among leptohyphid
males–large and divided compound eyes. In addition, the color of its upper portion is …