Background & Aims: The regions of Southeast Asia are recognized as global biodiversity
hotspots that require conservation priority. Since the mid-19th century, Southeast Asia has …

Stick and leaf insects (Phasmatodea) are large terrestrial herbivorous arthropods known for
masquerading as plant parts such as bark, twigs and leaves. Their evolutionary history is …

Abstract The Oriental tribe Aeromachini (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae) is diverse
and widespread, but its monophyly and circumscription remain unresolved. In this study, we …

Species are fundamental to biology, conservation, and environmental legislation; yet, there
is often disagreement on how and where species limits should be drawn. Even sophisticated …

Abstract Background The White-browed Shortwing (Brachypteryx montana) is widespread
from the central Himalayas to the southeast Chinese mainland and the island of Taiwan, the …

To help resolve phylogenetic and phylogeographic relationships of Southeast Asian birds,
we have collected specimens in Borneo, Sumatra, and Java for phylogenetic and …

东南亚是全球生物多样性热点地区和保护优先区域. 十九世纪中期, 阿尔弗雷德· 罗素·
华莱士在马来群岛历经8 年的详实野外考察, 根据动物地理分布提出了马来群岛动物区系地理 …

Chalcophaps is a morphologically conserved genus of ground-walking doves distributed
from India to mainland China, south to Australia, and across the western Pacific to Vanuatu …

Euphaea refulgens Hagen in Selys, 1853 is one of the three Euphaea species endemic in
the Philippines and known only in Greater Luzon faunal region and Mindoro Island. This …

The Indonesian island of Sulawesi is comprised of a mosaic of soil types including the
largest ultramafic outcrops in the tropics (ultramafic soils are macronutrient low and …