Pleistocene mammals of Mexico: A critical review of regional chronofaunas, climate change response and biogeographic provinciality

I Ferrusquía-Villafranca, J Arroyo-Cabrales… - Quaternary …, 2010 - Elsevier
Mexico's Pleistocene terrestrial mammal record includes 13 orders, 44 families, 147 genera
and 280 species, thus is comparable to the Recent one, but shows greater ordinal and …

Multiple Continental Radiations and Correlates of Diversification in Lupinus (Leguminosae): Testing for Key Innovation with Incomplete Taxon Sampling

CS Drummond, RJ Eastwood, STS Miotto… - Systematic …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Replicate radiations provide powerful comparative systems to address questions about the
interplay between opportunity and innovation in driving episodes of diversification and the …

Fundamental biogeographic patterns across the Mexican Transition Zone: an evolutionary approach

JJ Morrone - Ecography, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Transition zones, located at the boundaries between biogeographic regions, represent
events of biotic hybridization, promoted by historical and ecological changes. They deserve …

Evolutionary drivers of phylogeographical diversity in the highlands of Mexico: a case study of the Crotalus triseriatus species group of montane rattlesnakes

RW Bryson Jr, RW Murphy, A Lathrop… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To assess the genealogical relationships of widespread montane rattlesnakes in the
Crotalus triseriatus species group and to clarify the role of Late Neogene mountain building …

The role of molecular genetics in sculpting the future of integrative biogeography

BR Riddle, MN Dawson, EA Hadly… - Progress in …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
We review the expanding role of molecular genetics in the emergence of a vibrant and vital
integrative biogeography. The enormous growth over the past several decades in the …

Phylogeography of the Western Lyresnake (Trimorphodon biscutatus): testing aridland biogeographical hypotheses across the Nearctic–Neotropical transition

TJ Devitt - Molecular Ecology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Western Lyresnake (Trimorphodon biscutatus) is a widespread, polytypic taxon
inhabiting arid regions from the warm deserts of the southwestern United States southward …

Speciation in the highlands of Mexico: genetic and phenotypic divergence in the Mexican jay (Aphelocoma ultramarina)

JE McCormack, AT Peterson, E Bonaccorso… - Molecular …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The pine‐oak woodlands of the Mexican highlands harbour significant biological diversity,
yet little is known about the evolutionary history of organisms inhabiting this region. We …

Molecular phylogeny, origin and taxonomic implications of the tribe Cacteae (Cactaceae)

M Vázquez-Sánchez, T Terrazas, S Arias… - Systematics and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to test the phylogenetic relationships of the tribe Cacteae, the generic
circumscription within the tribe, in particular, the monophyly of the genus Ferocactus, and to …

Phylogenomics of Tetraopes longhorn beetles unravels their evolutionary history and biogeographic origins

N Gutiérrez-Trejo, MH Van Dam, AW Lam… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Tetraopes longhorn beetles are known for their resistance to milkweed plant toxins and their
coevolutionary dynamics with milkweed plants (Asclepias). This association is considered a …

Topographic influences on vegetation mosaics and tree diversity in the Chihuahuan Desert Borderlands

HM Poulos, AE Camp - Ecology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The abundance and distribution of species reflect how the niche requirements of species
and the dynamics of populations interact with spatial and temporal variation in the …