The general dynamic model of oceanic island biogeography (GDM) has added a new
dimension to theoretical island biogeography in recognizing that geological processes are …

Aim Island biogeography focuses on understanding the processes that underlie a set of well‐
described patterns on islands, but it lacks a unified theoretical framework for integrating …

BACKGROUND Ever since Darwin, natural scientists have turned to islands for inspiration
and for model systems. For the past half century, they have done so largely within the …

Abstract Aim MacArthur and Wilson's dynamic equilibrium model of island biogeography
provides a powerful framework for understanding the ecological processes acting on insular …

Islands are pieces of land entirely surrounded by sea on which terrestrial and marine
organisms live as little as a few metres apart. Yet, in contrast to terrestrial species, marine …

Abstract Aim The General Dynamic Model (GDM) links island biogeographical processes to
island geological history. A key premise of the GDM implies that environmental factors …

The general dynamic model of oceanic island biogeography integrates temporal changes in
ecological circumstances with diversification processes, and has stimulated current research …

Following several decades during which two dissimilar and incompatible models
(equilibrium and vicariance) dominated island biogeography, recent publications have …

The study of islands as model systems has played an important role in the development of
evolutionary and ecological theory. The 50th anniversary of MacArthur and Wilson's …

GLOSSARY adaptive radiation Evolution of ecological and phenotypic diversity within a
rapidly multiplying lineage. allopatric Occurring in separate, nonoverlapping geographic …