… biodiversity dynamics in oceanic islands can be strongly influenced by both island geo-environmental
dynamics and by inter-island … the dispersal rate and dispersal ability of island …

… with mainland and oceanic islands, we find no fundamental, single biogeographic or ecological
… the intermediate ecological characteristics of the biodiversity found in the islands (Fig. 4), …

… global biodiversity patterns … oceanic island systems. For example, many mammal and
amphibian groups are missing from isolated oceanic islands as a result of their reduced dispersal …

… In Section D, we review how evolution on islands may lead to predictable changes in trait …
On oceanic islands, successful colonisers have traits suitable for long-distance dispersal. …

… Sea-level shifts also influenced the biodiversity of oceanic islands, although the true
ecological and evolutionary consequences remain uncertain (Miller et al., 2011; Fernández-Palacios…

… associated with distinct biogeographical distributions and … -distance dispersal and the
interplay between inter-island dispersal … By combining biogeography, ecology and evolution, our …

… acting as important stepping stones, facilitating dispersal of … Secondly, many oceanic islands
have a steep topography and … to reversal of fundamental island biogeographic principles, eg…

… oceanic islands tend to be larger than artificial islands. Little is known about the biodiversity
of artificial islands, … have evolved reduced dispersal ability on islands similar to the reduced …

… are largely ignored in island biogeography studies. Here, we examine eco-evolutionary
processes structuring mammal assemblages on oceanic islands worldwide, including all extant …

… our understanding of the fascinating role of dispersal reduction in the formation of biodiversity.
… discernible tendency for oceanic islands to have higher frequencies of flightless species [ …