Sky Islands are a global tool for predicting the ecological and evolutionary consequences of climate change
Sky islands are unique geologic formations, home to populations of organisms that have
weathered climate change since the Pleistocene. Long-term isolation and climatic …
weathered climate change since the Pleistocene. Long-term isolation and climatic …
Human footprint differentially impacts genetic connectivity of four wide‐ranging mammals in a fragmented landscape
P Thatte, A Chandramouli, A Tyagi… - Diversity and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Maintaining connectivity is critical for long‐term persistence of wild carnivores in
landscapes fragmented due to anthropogenic activity. We examined spatial genetic structure …
landscapes fragmented due to anthropogenic activity. We examined spatial genetic structure …
Role of geographical gaps in the Western Ghats in shaping intra-and interspecific genetic diversity
A Biswas, K Praveen Karanth - Journal of the Indian Institute of Science, 2021 - Springer
Gaps or wide valleys in mountain systems are of much interest to biogeographers and
evolutionary biologists since they shape species distributions as well as inter-and …
evolutionary biologists since they shape species distributions as well as inter-and …
The hills are alive with geckos! A radiation of a dozen species on sky islands across peninsular India (Squamata: Gekkonidae, Hemiphyllodactylus) with the …
I Agarwal, A Khandekar, VB Giri… - Organisms Diversity & …, 2019 - Springer
Sky Islands are high-elevation environments that are separated by warmer, low elevations,
forming natural patches of unique montane habitat that often persist through changing …
forming natural patches of unique montane habitat that often persist through changing …
[HTML][HTML] Pan-India population genetics signifies the importance of habitat connectivity for wild Asian elephant conservation
Asian elephants are endangered while they have faced~ 70% population decline in India in
the last 60 years. Climate change projections indicate exacerbation of ongoing habitat loss …
the last 60 years. Climate change projections indicate exacerbation of ongoing habitat loss …
Mechanisms underlying altitudinal and horizontal range contraction: The western black crested gibbon
L Yang, KC Shi, C Ma, GP Ren… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Species ranges in mountain areas may shift both horizontally and altitudinally, resulting
from climate change and anthropogenic impact. Two hypotheses (the abundant centre …
from climate change and anthropogenic impact. Two hypotheses (the abundant centre …
Two new genera of songbirds represent endemic radiations from the Shola Sky Islands of the Western Ghats, India
Background A long-standing view of Indian biodiversity is that while rich in species, there
are few endemics or in-situ radiations within the subcontinent. One exception is the Western …
are few endemics or in-situ radiations within the subcontinent. One exception is the Western …
Host phylogeny matters: Examining sources of variation in infection risk by blood parasites across a tropical montane bird community in India
Background Identifying patterns and drivers of infection risk among host communities is
crucial to elucidate disease dynamics and predict infectious disease risk in wildlife …
crucial to elucidate disease dynamics and predict infectious disease risk in wildlife …
Geographical and host species barriers differentially affect generalist and specialist parasite community structure in a tropical sky-island archipelago
P Gupta, CK Vishnudas… - … of the Royal …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Understanding why some parasites emerge in novel host communities while others do not
has broad implications for human and wildlife health. In the case of haemosporidian blood …
has broad implications for human and wildlife health. In the case of haemosporidian blood …
[HTML][HTML] Climate, habitat associations and the potential distributions of Neotropical birds: Implications for diversification across the Andes
Contrary to the long-held view that the uplift of the Andes spurred biotic diversification by
causing vicariance across multiple lineages with formerly continuous distributions, recent …
causing vicariance across multiple lineages with formerly continuous distributions, recent …