Evolutionary biology has witnessed breathtaking advances in recent years. Some of its most
exciting insights have come from the crossover of disciplines as varied as paleontology …

Abstract The Hawaiian Drosophila project has been in progress for 20 years. Recently,
emphasis has been placed on studies of genetic variability in natural populations. The data …

DURING the past century a great many supposedly distinct explanations have been
proposed for the phenomenon which we know as organic evolution. Fortunately, it is now …

If we look to the character of the inhabitants of small islands, we shall find that those situated
close to other land have a similar fauna with that land, whilst those at a considerable …

We have organized our responses first on an author-by—author basis. In some cases, a
single topic is discussed in more than one section so that we can respond directly to …

Biogeography considers the distribution of biological units over a wide range of scales. The
units range from genotypes, populations and species to families and higher taxa. Processes …

Reconstructing phylogenetic trees from DNA sequences has become a popular exercise in
many branches of biology, and here the well-known geneticist John Avise explains why …

Biogeographic Patterns in the Pacific and Australasian Regions Page 1 Editorial doi:
10.1111/jse.12468 Biogeographic Patterns in the Pacific and Australasian Regions Island …

Patterns of distribution and processes of differentiation have often been contrasted between
terrestrial and marine biotas. The islands of Oceania offer an excellent setting to explore this …