Aim Understanding the formation and maintenance of biogeographical breaks is
fundamental for developing analyses related to biodiversity and conservation …

Molecular phylogeographic approaches employed for studying genetic diversity and
evolution of seaweeds experienced noticeable growth since the mid-1990s and have greatly …

Aim Genetic data were used to measure the phylogeographic distribution of the limpet,
Cellana toreuma along the China coast in order to acsertain impacts of historic events …

Pleistocene glacial oscillations and associated tectonic processes are believed to have
influenced the historical abundances and distribution of organisms in the Asia Northwest …

Human-mediated transport of species significantly alters their distribution at a global scale.
Since the seminal work by Elton (1958), non-indigenous species (NIS) introductions and …

The identification of native sources and vectors of introduced species informs their
ecological and evolutionary history and may guide policies that seek to prevent future …

Mounting evidence of cryptic species in the marine realm emphasizes the necessity to
thoroughly revise our current perceptions of marine biodiversity and species distributions …

Background Substrate, ocean current and freshwater discharge are recognized as important
factors that control the larval dispersal and recruitment of intertidal species. Life history traits …

Background The marginal seas of northwestern Pacific are characterized by unique
topography and intricate hydrology. Two hypotheses have been proposed to explain genetic …

Biogeography and Evolution in New Zealand provides the first in-depth treatment of the
biogeography of New Zealand, a region that has been a place of long-enduring interest to …