Results from genetic and geologic studies can be combined to elucidate some general
patterns of the biogeographic and evolutionary history of Central America (CA) and of its …

We inferred the phylogenetic relationships among members of the Poecilia sphenops
species complex to resolve the colonization process and radiation of this group in Central …

Dusky salamanders (Desmognathus) constitute a large, species-rich group within the family
Plethodontidae, and though their systematic relationships have been addressed extensively …

Contemporary DNA sequences can provide information about the historical demography of
a species. However, different molecular markers are informative under different …

Phycas is open source, freely available Bayesian phylogenetics software written primarily in
C++ but with a Python interface. Phycas specializes in Bayesian model selection for …

Aim We assessed the phylogeography of Hemidactylium scutatum across the entire range of
the species, quantifying the diversity of populations, and identifying extrinsic factors that may …

The harvestmen genus Calicina is represented by 25 short-range endemic species
occurring in the western Sierra Nevada, Transverse and Coast Ranges of California. Our …

Species tree methods are now widely used to infer the relationships among species from
multilocus data sets. Many methods have been developed, which differ in whether gene and …

Species delineation is a central topic in evolutionary biology, with current efforts focused on
developing efficient analytical tools to extract the most information from molecular data and …

Background The southern California biodiversity hotspot has had a complex geological
history, with both plate tectonic forces and sea level changes repeatedly reconfiguring the …