Background Mesoamerica is a remarkable region with a high geological and ecological
complexity. Within northern Mesoamerica, the biotic province of the Sierra Madre del Sur …

We analysed the phylogeographic structure of five resident bird lineages distributed in the
seasonally dry tropical forests (SDTF) of Mesoamerica to test whether they show patterns of …

Population genomic analysis of hybrid zones is instrumental to our understanding of the
evolution of reproductive isolation. Many temperate hybrid zones are formed by the …

Montane species endemic to the “sky islands” of the North American southwest were
significantly impacted by changing climates during the Pleistocene. We combined …

Admixture in natural populations is a long‐standing management challenge, with population
genomic approaches offering means for adjudication. We now more clearly understand the …

The Chihuahuan desert is the largest and most diverse arid desert in North America.
Geological and climatic events of the Miocene–Pliocene, as well as the climatic cyclical …

The Pleistocene glacial cycles had a strong influence on the demography and genetic
structure of many species, particularly on northern-latitude taxa. Here we studied the …

The Pleistocene climate cycles and mountain uplift both affected the diversification of taxa in
Mesoamerica. Yet, phylogeographic breaks and demographic responses of co-distributed …

Historical geological events and Pleistocene climatic fluctuations have played important
roles in shaping distribution and population differentiation across taxa. The buff-bellied …

An ongoing challenge in evolutionary and ecological research focuses on testing
biogeographic hypotheses for the understanding of both species' distributional patterns and …