Why biogeography matters: historical biogeography vs. phylogeography and community phylogenetics for inferring ecological and evolutionary processes

<em>Phylogenetic and phylogeographic approaches have become widespread in evolutionary biology, ecology, and biogeography.  However, analyses that incorporate inferences from historical biogeography (e.g. timing of colonization of a region) may be essential to answer the most important large-s...

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Main Author: John J. Wiens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Biogeography Society 2012-09-01
Series:Frontiers of Biogeography
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Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/5n41f6cc