Phylogenetic approaches to biogeography are rapidly becoming more sophisticated. Four
types of models are being explored in the literature:(a) diffusion models,(b) island models,(c) …

At a time when historical biogeography appears to be again expanding its scope after a
period of focusing primarily on discerning area relationships using cladograms, new …

Statistical phylogeographic studies contribute to our understanding of the factors that
influence population divergence and speciation, and that ultimately generate …

The demographic history of most species is complex, with multiple evolutionary processes
combining to shape the observed patterns of genetic diversity. To infer this history, the …

Aim Phylogenies are increasingly being used to attempt to answer biogeographical
questions. However, a reliance on tree topology alone has emerged without consideration of …

In historical biogeography, phylogenetic trees have long been used as tools for addressing
a wide range of inference problems, from explaining common distribution patterns of species …

Understanding the factors that contribute to the formation of population genetic structure is a
central goal of phylogeographic research, but achieving this goal can be complicated by the …

Recent years have witnessed a proliferation of quantitative methods for biogeographic
inference. In particular, novel parametric approaches represent exciting new opportunities …

Due to lack of an adequate statistical framework, biologists studying phylogeography are
abandoning traditional methods of estimating phylogeographic history in favor of statistical …

Quantification in historical biogeography has usually been based on the search for a single
branching relationship among areas of endemism. Unlike organisms, however, areas rarely …