Combining ultraconserved elements and mtDNA data to uncover lineage diversity in a Mexican highland frog (Sarcohyla; Hylidae)

E Zarza, EM Connors, JM Maley, WLE Tsai, P Heimes… - PeerJ, 2018 - peerj.com
Molecular studies have uncovered significant diversity in the Mexican Highlands, leading to
the description of many new endemic species. DNA approaches to this kind of species …

New insights into the formation of biodiversity hotspots of the Kenyan flora

Q Zhang, JF Ye, CT Le, DM Njenga… - Diversity and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim This study aimed to investigate the distribution patterns of plant diversity in Kenya, how
climatic fluctuations and orogeny shaped them, and the formation of its β‐diversity. Location …

Insights into the importance of areas of climatic stability in the evolution and maintenance of avian diversity in the Mesoamerican dry forests

VDJ Castillo-Chora… - Biological Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We analysed the phylogeographic structure of five resident bird lineages distributed in the
seasonally dry tropical forests (SDTF) of Mesoamerica to test whether they show patterns of …

Species‐specific effects of production practices on genetic diversity in plant reintroduction programs

Z Diaz‐Martin, M De Vitis, K Havens… - Evolutionary …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plant production practices can influence the genetic diversity of cultivated plant materials
and, ultimately, their potential to adapt to a reintroduction site. A common step in the plant …

Pleistocene refugia in the Chihuahuan Desert: the phylogeographic and demographic history of the gymnosperm Ephedra compacta

I Loera, SM Ickert‐Bond, V Sosa - Journal of Biogeography, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aim We investigate the influence of late Neogene orogenic activity and Pleistocene glacial‐
interglacial cycles on intraspecific divergence and demographic history in the gymnosperm …

Las plantas vasculares endémicas de la Sierra Madre del Sur, México

J Aragón-Parada, A Rodríguez, G Munguía-Lino… - Botanical …, 2021 - scielo.org.mx
Resumen Antecedentes: La Sierra Madre del Sur (SMS) se ubica paralela al Océano
Pacífico, desde Jalisco a Oaxaca. Es la provincia más biodiversa de México, con 7,016 …

Evolutionary origins of the eastern North American–Mesoamerican floristic disjunction: Current status and future prospects

GW Stull - American Journal of Botany, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biogeographic disjunction patterns, where multiple taxa are shared between isolated
geographic areas, represent excellent systems for investigating the historical assembly of …

Genomic insight into “sky island” species diversification in a mountainous biodiversity hotspot

D Zhang, GQ Hao, XY Guo, QJ Hu… - Journal of Systematics …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract “Sky island” species diversification contributes greatly to mountainous biodiversity.
However, the underlying genomic divergence and the inferred drivers remain largely …

Biogeographical evaluation and conservation assessment of arboreal leafhoppers in the Mexican Transition Zone biodiversity hotspot

JA Pinedo‐Escatel, J Aragón‐Parada… - Diversity and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Mexico harbours a diverse fauna comprising more than 1,400 leafhopper species,
60% of which appear to be strictly endemic, with many apparently restricted to particular …

[PDF][PDF] The Onthophagus fuscus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) species complex: an update and the description of a new species

T Joaqui, V Moctezuma, JÉL SÁnchez-Huerta… - Zootaxa, 2019 - researchgate.net
Abstract The Onthophagus fuscus Boucomont, 1932 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae:
Scarabaeinae: Onthophagini) species complex has a total of eight species, one of which is a …