Archaeological studies estimate the initial settlement of Samoa at 2,750 to 2,880 y ago and
identify only limited settlement and human modification to the landscape until about 1,000 to …

Macaques are the most widely distributed nonhuman primates and used as animal models
in biomedical research. The availability of full-genome sequences from them would be …

Prosimians (tarsiers and strepsirrhini) represent the basal lineages in primates and have a
close bearing on the origin of primates. Although major lineages among anthropoidea …

The development and evolution of organisms is heavily influenced by their environment.
Thus, understanding the historical biogeography of taxa can provide insights into their …

The insular Caribbean until recently contained a diverse mammal fauna including four
endemic platyrrhine primate species, all of which died out during the Holocene. Previous …

Phylogeographical studies that focus on the southeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau are
limited. The complex terrain and unique geological history make it a particularly unusual …

It is evident that part, at least, of Sulawesi is of Sundaland origin. If there was a dry-land
connection between Sulawesi and Sundaland in the Pliocene, this would be compatible with …

By modifying habitats and creating bridges and barriers between landmasses, climate
change and tectonic events are believed to have important consequences for diversification …

The mitochondrial genomes of the Komodo monitor (Varanus komodoensis) and the Nile
monitor (V. niloticus) were previously shown to have an extensive gene rearrangement …

In order to identify the zoogeographic origin of shrews (genusCrocidura) living on the
oceanic island of Sulawesi, 15 taxa from Southeast Asia and 1 from Europe were examined …