Impacts of global climate change on terrestrial ecosystems are imperfectly constrained by
ecosystem models and direct observations. Pervasive ecosystem transformations occurred …

Rodent middens provide a fine-scale spatiotemporal record of plant and animal
communities over the late Quaternary. In the Americas, middens have offered insight into …

For almost a century the Baja California peninsula (Pen of California (Gulf), and broader
Sonoran Desert region (fig drawn geologists and biologists alike to study its unique …

The study of ancient DNA is revolutionizing our understanding of paleo-ecology and the
evolutionary history of species. Insects are essential components in many ecosystems and …

This paper presents the first continuous multi-proxy record of climate and vegetation change
from the central Namib Desert extending over much of the last ca. 39,000 years. Derived …

Multi-locus nuclear DNA data were used to delimit species of fringe-toed lizards of the Uma
notata complex, which are specialized for living in wind-blown sand habitats in the deserts of …

Fossil rodent middens are powerful tools in paleoecology. In arid parts of western North
America, packrat (Neotoma spp.) middens preserve plant and animal remains for tens of …

Aim To review the histories of the Colorado River and North American monsoon system to
ascertain their effects on the genetic divergence of desert‐adapted animals. Location Lower …

The Late Quaternary packrat (Neotoma spp.) midden plant macrofossil record in western
North America is an exceptional record of biotic change that provides strong evidence of …

Aim Whole‐genome duplication (polyploidy) can influence the biogeography and ecology of
plants that differ in ploidy level (cytotype). Here, we address how two consequences of plant …