Aim Pacific biogeographical patterns in the widespread plant genus Melicope JR Forst. & G.
Forst.(Rutaceae) were examined by generating phylogenetic hypotheses based on …

Patterns of species diversity on islands have yielded significant insights into evolutionary
and ecological processes such as immigration, speciation and extinction. Island species …

Aim Understanding how ecological and evolutionary processes together determine patterns
of biodiversity remains a central aim in biology. Guided by ecological theory, we use data …

Because of its presumed high levels of dioecy (separate male and female plants), study of
the native Hawaiian angiosperm flora has been important in development of many …

Ecological conditions, such as high habitat diversity and the absence of competitors, have
been proposed as key determinants of the patterns of speciation observed in oceanic island …

In the Ninole ridges of Hawai'i, we evaluated changes in plant species diversity and
composition and the effect of alien species on the growth and recruitment of native species …

Aim To determine if Kōko Seamount submerged below sea level before Kure Island and
Pearl and Hermes Reef formed, resulting in a period in which there were no extant islands …

Taiwan and Ryukyus constitute an archipelago lying on the western rim of the Pacific Ocean.
In contrast to volcanic islands that often arise sequentially, these continental islands …

This special issue of Molecular Ecology celebrates the birth of phylogeography 10 years ago
(Avise et al. 1987). Because the discipline has deep roots in historical biogeography and …

1 Species composition and biomass of vascular plants were determined in a matrix of 29
sites on the wet eastern slope of Mauna Loa volcano, Hawaii. 2 Sites were sampled at five …