The formation of the Isthmus of Panama stands as one of the greatest natural events of the
Cenozoic, driving profound biotic transformations on land and in the oceans. Some recent …

Hotspots of high species diversity are a prominent feature of modern global biodiversity
patterns. Fossil and molecular evidence is starting to reveal the history of these hotspots …

Mitochondrial genes have been used extensively in population genetic and
phylogeographical analyses, in part due to a high rate of nucleotide substitution in animal …

The ranges of many tropical marine species overlap in a centre of maximum marine
biodiversity, which is located in the Indo-Malayan region. Because this centre includes …

This study produces a nearly comprehensive phylogeny for the marine gastropod group
Cypraeidae (cowries) and uses this topology to examine diversification patterns in the …

True crocodiles (Crocodylus) are the most broadly distributed, ecologically diverse, and
species‐rich crocodylian genus, comprising about half of extant crocodylian diversity and …

The causes of speciation in the sea are rarely obvious, because geographical barriers are
not conspicuous and dispersal abilities or marine organisms, particularly those of species …

Extreme concentration of marine biodiversity and exploitation of marine resources in the
Coral Triangle pose challenges to biogeographers and resource managers. Comparative …

The perceived wide geographic range of organisms in the sea, facilitated by ready dispersal
of waterborne dispersal stages, is a challenge for hypotheses of marine speciation but a …

The distribution of circumtropical marine species is limited by continental boundaries, cold
temperate conditions, and oceanic expanses, but some of these barriers are permeable over …