Jin et al. use molecular analyses and morphological examination to understand the evolutionary divergence and establishment patterns of a Korean endemic shrub.
Tag - ecological niche modelling
William Salter
Historical angle important in centre-periphery approaches to species performance
Accounting for the historical range can help explain trait variation in some cases.
Erin Zimmerman
Complex evolution in an East Asian Magnolia species
Genetic incongruence hints at either ancient hybridization or incomplete lineage sorting.
Islands in the desert and a refuge against a changing climate
If you're looking for biodiversity, one good place to start is an unexpectedly harsh environment.
Alun Salt
Effect of climatic fluctuations of the Quaternary on xeric flora
Quaternary glaciations strongly affected the distribution of species from arid and semi-arid environments, as temperature drops were accompanied by strong fluctuations in rainfall. In this study, Ossa and colleagues...
Alex Assiry
Genetic differentiation among varieties of a Neotropical savanna tree
The Neotropical savanna fruiting tree species, Hancornia speciosa (Apocynaceae) has high social and economic importance in Brazil. Originally classified as six botanical varieties, more recently only two have been...
Origin of distribution and genetic diversity of a savanna species
Cyclic glaciations were frequent throughout the Quaternary and this affected species distribution and population differentiation worldwide. Combining ecological niche modelling and phylogeographical analysis, this study...
Phylogeny, biogeography and ecological niche modelling of Cardiocrinum
Revealing patterns of evolutionary assembly in the Sino-Japanese Floristic Region (SJFR), Yang et al. assess genetic structure and phylogenetic relationships, and reconstruct ancestral sites for Cardiocrinum...
botanyone
Historical refugia and origins of genetic diversity in a Neotropical savanna tree species
Souza et al. investigate the role of Pleistocene climate changes in driving the geographic distribution and genetic diversity of Dimorphandra mollis, a tree species endemic to the Cerrado, the largest Neotropical...
Phylogeography and genetic structure of a Tertiary relict tree
The phylogeography, the study of the spatial and temporal history of a species, remains largely unclear for plant species in sub-tropical China. Zhang et al. use Tapiscia sinensis, an endemic tree species, as a model to...
