Molecular dating offers a tool for inferring the time of divergence between two lineages. In
this study, we discuss how dated molecular reconstructions are informative of two different …

The Hawaiian endemic mints, which comprise 58 species of dry‐fruited Haplostachys and
fleshy‐fruited Phyllostegia and Stenogyne, represent a major island radiation that likely …

Molecular data provide several key insights into the origin and diversification of the
Hawaiian lobeliads, which comprise one-ninth of the flora of the most isolated archipelago …

Background Putative phytogeographical links between America (especially North America)
and the Hawaiian Islands have figured prominently in disagreement and debate about the …

Species radiations provide unique insights into evolutionary processes underlying species
diversification and patterns of biodiversity. To compare plant diversification over a similar …

Abstract The Hawaiian radiation of Myrsine (primrose family, Primulaceae) is the only one
among the ten most species‐rich Hawaiian plant lineages that has never been included in a …

Systematic and biogeographical relationships within the Hawaiian clade of the pantropical
understory shrub genus Psychotria (Rubiaceae) were investigated using phylogenetic …

• Premise of the study: Numerous molecular phylogenetic studies have used new
biogeographic tools to explain species distributions. However, questions remain about …

Aim The diversity and composition of species pools within oceanic archipelagos is
determined by a combination of colonization, abiotic tolerance, in situ diversification, biotic …

The Hawaiian Islands are well known for the spectacular examples of adaptive radiation
among the native flora and fauna. The conveyor-belt like movement of the Pacific tectonic …