The Cerrado is a wide Neotropical savanna with tremendously high endemic diversity. Yet, it
is not clear what the prevalent processes leading to such diversification are. We used the …

Madagascar has become a model region for testing hypotheses of species diversification
and biogeography, and many studies have focused on its diverse and highly endemic …

Molecular markers offer a universal source of data for quantifying biodiversity. DNA
barcoding uses a standardized genetic marker and a curated reference database to identify …

Aim To identify priority areas for amphibian conservation in southeastern Brazil, by
integrating species life‐history traits and patterns of deforestation. Location State of São …

Background The rate and mode of lineage diversification might be shaped by clade-specific
traits. In Madagascar, many groups of organisms are characterized by tiny distribution …

Although the impact of Pleistocene glacial cycles on the diversification of the tropical biota
was once dismissed, increasing evidence suggests that Pleistocene climatic fluctuations …

Pattern and process are inextricably linked in biogeographic analyses, though we can
observe pattern, we must infer process. Inferences of process are often based on ad hoc …

Recent palaeoclimactic research suggests that fluctuating environmental conditions
throughout the Pleistocene of Amazonia occurred with previously unrecognized frequency …

The evolutionary basis for high species diversity in tropical regions of the world remains
unresolved. Much research has focused on the biogeography of speciation in the Amazon …

Explaining the origins and evolution of Amazonian biodiversity continues to be an
outstanding question in evolutionary biology. A plethora of mechanisms for promoting …