The Sino-Japanese Floristic Region (SJFR) of East Asia harbors the most diverse of the
world's temperate flora, and was the most important glacial refuge for its Tertiary …

Spatial environmental heterogeneity (EH) is an important driver of species diversity, and its
influence on species richness has been analysed for numerous taxa, in diverse ecological …

Island biogeography is the study of the distribution and dynamics of species in island
environments. Due to their isolation from more widespread continental species, islands are …

For more than 50 y ecologists have believed that spatial heterogeneity in habitat conditions
promotes species richness by increasing opportunities for niche partitioning. However, a …

Squirrels of the World, written by scientists with more than 100 years of collective experience
studying these popular mammals, is the first comprehensive examination of all 285 species …

East Asia's temperate deciduous forests served as sanctuary for Tertiary relict trees, but their
ages and response to past climate change remain largely unknown. To address this issue …

We assessed genetic differentiation and diversity in 14 populations of sika deer (Cervus
nippon) from Japan and four populations of sika deer introduced to the UK, using nine …

Aim I propose and develop a new classification system to explain diversity patterns in habitat
fragments, equally applicable to islands and other inherently patchy ecosystems. My primary …

Aim To test whether congeneric species are significantly associated with one another in
space, either positively or negatively. Also, to provide a framework for a causal investigation …

Background Pleistocene glaciations had considerable impact on phylogeographic patterns
within and among closely related species of many vertebrates. Compared to Europe and …