Background Centres of endemism have received much attention from evolutionists,
biogeographers, ecologists and conservationists. Climatic stability is often cited as a major …

Alpine plant radiations are compared across the world's major mountain ranges and shown
to be overwhelmingly young and fast, largely confined to the Pliocene and Pleistocene, and …

Aim Higher‐elevation areas on islands and continental mountains tend to be separated by
longer distances, predicting higher endemism at higher elevations; our study is the first to …

Aim To quantify the effect of Pleistocene climate fluctuations on habitat connectivity across
páramos in the Northern Andes. Location Northern Andes. Methods The unique páramos …

Aim Our objective is to analyse global‐scale patterns of mountain biodiversity and the
driving forces leading to the observed patterns. More specifically, we test the 'mountain …

Mountains are often more species‐rich than lowlands. This could be the result of migration
from lowlands to mountains, of a greater survival rate in mountains, or of a higher …

Knowing the geographical origin of economically important plants is important for genetic
improvement and conservation, but has been slowed by uneven geographical sampling …

Mountains, Climate and Biodiversity: A comprehensive and up-to-date synthesis for students
and researchers Mountains are topographically complex formations that play a fundamental …

New Zealand has long been a conundrum to biogeographers, possessing as it does
geophysical and biotic features characteristic of both an island and a continent. This schism …

Aim Viviparity has evolved more times in squamates than in any other vertebrate group;
therefore, squamates offer an excellent model system in which to study the patterns, drivers …