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

Secondary growth from vascular cambia results in radial, woody growth of stems. The
innovation of secondary vascular development during plant evolution allowed the …

Vicariance biogeography emerged several decades ago from the fusion of cladistics and
plate tectonics, and quickly came to dominate historical biogeography. The field has since …

This study quantifies long–term landscape changes in the Hawaiian archipelago relating to
dispersal, speciation and extinction. Accounting for volcano growth, subsidence and …

Understanding the relationships within the Caryophyllaceae has been difficult, in part
because of arbitrarily and poorly defined genera and difficulty in determining …

Results of the first genus‐wide phylogenetic analysis for Santalum (Santalaceae), using a
combination of 18S–26S nuclear ribosomal (ITS, ETS) and chloroplast (3′ trnK intron) DNA …

The Hawaiian flora, because of its great isolation, high levels of endemism, known lineages,
and high rates of endangerment, offers unique opportunities to explore patterns of …

Abstract The biota of Hawaiian Islands is derived entirely from long distance dispersal, often
followed by in situ speciation. Species descended from each colonist constitute …

The genus Viola (Violaceae) is among the 40–50 largest genera among angiosperms, yet its
taxonomy has not been revised for nearly a century. In the most recent revision, by Wilhelm …

Allopolyploidization accounts for a significant fraction of speciation events in many
eukaryotic lineages. However, existing phylogenetic and dating methods require tree-like …