Tests of hypotheses about the biogeographical consequences of long-distance dispersal
have long eluded biologists, largely because of the rarity and presumed unpredictability of …

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 …

Oceanic rafting is thought to play a fundamental role in assembling the biological
communities of isolated coastal ecosystems. Direct observations of this key ecological and …

The end of the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) dramatically reshaped temperate ecosystems,
with many species moving poleward as temperatures rose and ice receded. Whereas …

Rafting of marine and terrestrial organisms has important ecological, biogeographical and
evolutionary implications. Herein the general principles of rafting are described and how …

Long-distance oceanic rafting is frequently invoked as an explanation for broad geographic
distributions of sedentary marine taxa, but evidence for this ecological process remains …

Abstract Background South America's western coastline, extending in a near-straight line
across some 35 latitudinal degrees, presents an elegant setting for assessing both …

Aim Twentieth century biogeographers developed intriguing hypotheses involving West
Wind Drift dispersal of Southern Hemisphere biota, but such models were largely …

Strong currents and deep passages of water can be barriers for larval dispersal of
continental marine animals, but potential effects on direct developers are under …

Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology, Four Volume Set is the definitive go-to reference in
the field of evolutionary biology. It provides a fully comprehensive review of the field in an …