Past geological processes and climate change affected current species distributions and the
genetic structure of riverine fauna. Western Gulf of Mexico coastal rivers harbour four mussel …

Major geological processes have shaped biogeographical patterns of riverine biota. The
Edwards Plateau of central Texas, USA, exhibits unique aquatic communities and …

Vicariance and dispersal events affect current biodiversity patterns in desert springs.
Whether major diversification events are due to environmental changes leading to radiation …

The Macrhybopsis aestivalis complex (nine recognized species of small-bodied, riverine
cyprinids) is predicted to have diversified allopatrically in response to prehistoric …

Abstract The Rio Grande drainage of the southwestern United States and Mexico has
undergone intense anthropogenic alteration by water diversions, extraction and associated …

Identifying areas at risk of invasion can be difficult when the distribution of a non-native
species encompasses geographically disjunct regions. Understanding genealogical …

The Gila robusta species complex in the Lower Colorado River Basin has a complicated
taxonomic history. Recent authors have separated this group into three nominal taxa, G …

Species delimitation is fundamental to deciphering the mechanisms that generate and
maintain biodiversity. Alpha taxonomy historically relied on expert knowledge to describe …

Pelagic broadcast spawning cyprinids have declined throughout the North American Great
Plains because of adverse habitat changes caused by river fragmentation and altered flow …

Cyprinodon is renowned for localized endemism across the North American desert.
Competing molecular studies have made elucidating timing of diversification across the …