Charles Darwin's travels on HMS Beagle taught him that islands are an important source of
evidence for evolution. Because many islands are young and have relatively few species …

Many species are divided into a mosaic of genetically distinct populations, separated by
narrow zones of hybridization. Studies of hybrid zones allow us to quantify the genetic …

Speciation rates vary considerably among lineages, and our understanding of what drives
the rapid succession of speciation events within young adaptive radiations remains …

The origin of biological diversity, via the formation of new species, can be inextricably linked
to adaptation to the ecological environment. Specifically, ecological processes are central to …

Despite its supreme importance and the threat of its global crash, biodiversity remains poorly
understood both empirically and theoretically. This ambitious book presents a new, general …

Phylogeography is a discipline concerned with various relationships between gene
genealogies—phylogenetics—and geography. The word “phylogeography” was coined in …

Island biogeography is the study of the distribution and dynamics of species in island
environments. Due to their isolation from more widespread continental species, islands are …

Perhaps because of it implications for our understanding of human nature, recent
philosophy of biology has seen what might be the most dramatic work in the philosophies of …

The long-awaited revision of the industry standard on phylogenetics Since the publication of
the first edition of this landmark volume more than twenty-five years ago, phylogenetic …

Successive adaptive radiations have played a pivotal role in the evolution of biological
diversity,,. The effects of adaptive radiation are often seen,,, but the underlying causes are …