Molecular dating offers a tool for inferring the time of divergence between two lineages. In
this study, we discuss how dated molecular reconstructions are informative of two different …

Abstract The Canarian date palm, Phoenix canariensis, is one of the most representative
endemic plant species of the Canary Islands, although it is better known for its significant …

Aim Phylogeography of fruit trees is challenging due to recurrent exchanges between
domesticated and wild populations. Here we tested the eastern refugium hypothesis (ERH) …

Abstract Background and Aims Biogeographical relationships between the Canary Islands
and north-west Africa are often explained by oceanic dispersal and geographical proximity …

Subtropical islands are often viewed as refuges where Quaternary climatic shifts driving
global episodes of extinction were buffered. Island biodiversity, however, may have been …

Abstract The genus Dracaena in Macaronesia comprises two threatened species of
arborescent monocots that are often associated with one of the most intriguing …

Pandanus boninensis, endemic to the Ogasawara Islands, Japan, is distributed on both the
older Bonin and younger Volcano Islands. In this study, we conducted population genetic …

The endemic palm from the Canary Islands, Phoenix canariensis, is one of the most
distinctive elements of the Canarian vegetation landscape, contributing to cultural, economic …

Genetic diversity of plant populations on islands is likely to be influenced by characteristics
such as island origin (oceanic or continental) and their age, size, and distance to continental …

Abstract Background and Aims Various studies and conservationist reports have warned
about the contraction of the last subtropical Afro-Macaronesian forests. These relict …