Although the systematic utility of ecological niche modeling is generally well known (eg,
concerning the recognition and discovery of areas of endemism for biogeographic …

Tropical biotas provide excellent settings in which to explore mechanisms of evolutionary
diversification, yet these processes remain poorly understood. Pioneering work on …

Phylogenetic relationships, divergence times, and patterns of biogeographic descent among
primate species are both complex and contentious. Here, we generate a robust molecular …

The endemic species richness on Madagascar, relative to landmass area, is unparalleled in
the world. Many organisms on the island have restricted geographical ranges. A …

The mammals that inhabit Madagascar are among the most extraordinary in the world. This
portable guide offers a full survey and classification of all the Malagasy mammals, both …

A basic understanding of the taxonomy, diversity, and distributions of primates is essential
for their conservation. This review of the status of the taxonomy of lemurs is based on a 5-d …

We apply a comparative framework to test for concerted demographic changes in response
to climate shifts in the neotropical lowland forests, learning from the past to inform …

Paleontological and neontological systematics seek to answer evolutionary questions with
different data sets. Phylogenies inferred for combined extant and extinct taxa provide novel …

The role and importance of natural hybridization in the evolutionary histories of animal taxa
is still debated. This results largely from a history of zoological investigations that assumed …

Madagascar harbors four large adaptive radiations of endemic terrestrial mammals: lemurs,
tenrecs, carnivorans, and rodents. These rank among the most spectacular examples of …