Consideration of a range of evidence from geomorphology, palynology, biogeography and
vegetation/climate modelling suggests that a north-south 'savanna corridor'did exist through …

Abstract The Indochinese Peninsula is recognized as one of the key global biodiversity
hotspots. The amphibian fauna of Indochina (including Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and …

A plate tectonic model for the Cenozoic development of the region of SE Asia and the SW
Pacific is presented and its implications are discussed. The model is accompanied by …

The late Miocene offers the opportunity to assess the sensitivity of the Earth's climate to
orbital forcing and to changing boundary conditions, such as ice volume and greenhouse …

Southeast Asia is a region of conservation concern due to heavy losses of its native habitats.
In this overview, we highlight the conservation importance of Southeast Asia by comparing …

Multiple datasets show global maxima of marine biodiversity in the Indo–Malay–Philippines
archipelago (IMPA). Analysis of distribution data for 2983 species reveals a pattern of …

Stingless bees (Meliponini) are one of only two highly eusocial bees, the other being the
well studied honey bee (Apini). Unlike Apini, with only 11 species in the single genus Apis …

Geology provides the basis for understanding distributions of faunas and floras in Southeast
Asia but only via a complex interplay of plate movements, palaeogeography, ocean …

Five suture zones are described from the zone of collision between the Eurasian, Indian–
Australian and Pacific–Philippine Sea plates within the eastern Indonesia region. These are …

The continental core of Southeast (SE) Asia, Sundaland, was assembled from Gondwana
fragments by the Early Mesozoic. Continental blocks rifted from Australia in the Jurassic …