The high biological diversity of tropical forests has been attributed to various biogeographic
mechanisms promoting diversification. Among these, the riverine barrier hypothesis …

We examined the effects of habitat discontinuities on gene flow among puma (Puma
concolor) populations across the southwestern USA. Using 16 microsatellite loci, we …

Previous research indicates that human genetic diversity in Wallacea—islands in present-
day Eastern Indonesia and Timor-Leste that were never part of the Sunda or Sahul …

The orang-utan is a superb representative of a major sector of the structure of biological
diversity in Sumatra and Borneo. Conservation of the living conditions of the orang-utan …

Ancient DNA from Vanuatu and Tonga dating to about 2,900–2,600 years ago (before
present, BP) has revealed that the" First Remote Oceanians" associated with the Lapita …

Abstract Aim The four Mentawai islands, south‐west of Sumatra, have long been isolated
from the remainder of Sundaland, resulting in a high level of endemism. We examined the …

Compared to endemics, widespread species are of particular interest to retrace recent
evolutionary history. These species have a large population size which provides a clearer …

To understand the evolutionary histories and conservation potential of wild animal species it
is useful to assess whether taxa are genetically structured into different populations and …

In order to elucidate the evolutionary history and taxonomy of the Mentawai macaques, we
sequenced a 567 base pairs (bp) long fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene …

Historically, orangutans (Pongo spp.) lived in large contiguous areas of intact rainforest.
Today, they are also found in highly modified and fragmented landscapes dominated by oil …