Asia's rich species diversity has been linked to its Cenozoic geodiversity, including active
mountain building and dramatic climatic changes. However, prior studies on the …

Background Little is known about the patterns and correlates of mammal diversity gradients
in Asia. In this study, we examine patterns of species distributions and phylogenetic diversity …

Abstract Tropical Southeast (SE) Asia harbors extraordinary species richness and in its
entirety comprises four of the Earth's 34 biodiversity hotspots. Here, we examine the …

The origin, radiation, dispersal, and extinction of the Neogene mammals provide important
insights in our understanding of mammalian geographical distribution and regional …

Abstract The Tibetan Plateau (TP) and surrounding regions have one of the most complex
biotas on Earth. However, the evolutionary history of these regions in deep time is poorly …

Studies of the factors governing global patterns of biodiversity are key to predicting
community responses to ongoing and future abiotic and biotic changes. Although most …

Why is species diversity so unevenly distributed across different regions on Earth? Regional
differences in biodiversity may stem from differences in rates of speciation and dispersal and …

With only about 1% of the world's land mass, Island Southeast Asia is nevertheless one of
the most species-rich regions on Earth, with, for example, c. 13% of all mammal species. The …

Abstract Aim The main Japanese islands are land‐bridge islands divided by the
biogeographic division Blakiston's Line and represent two natural laboratories for studying …

Aim Many hypotheses posit that species‐rich tropical communities are dominated by
species–species interactions, apparent as competitive exclusion or character displacement …