Postglacial recolonisation patterns are well documented for the Northern Hemisphere biota,
but comparable processes in the Southern Hemisphere have only recently been examined …

New Zealand has long been a conundrum to biogeographers, possessing as it does
geophysical and biotic features characteristic of both an island and a continent. This schism …

Sooty moulds are a remarkable, but poorly understood group of fungi. They coat fruits and
leaves superficially with black mycelia, which reduces photosynthesis rates of host plants …

Phylogenetic trees in insects are frequently dated by applying a “standard” mitochondrial
DNA (mtDNA) clock estimated at 2.3% My− 1, but despite its wide use reliable calibration …

New Zealand biogeography has been dominated by the knowledge that its geophysical
history is continental in nature. The continental crust (Zealandia) from which New Zealand is …

We review the major phylogeographic patterns in Aotearoa New Zealand's terrestrial flora
and fauna that have been associated with the Ōtira Glaciation of the Pleistocene, the end of …

Abstract Knowledge on the evolution of the N ew Z ealand insect fauna is reviewed and
outstanding questions are highlighted. The N ew Z ealand insect fauna is a composite of old …

Aim Increasing our understanding of the effects of the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) and
determining the location of refugia requires studies on widely distributed species with dense …

Environmental variation is a crucial driver of ecological pattern, and spatial layers
representing this variation are key to understanding and predicting important ecosystem …

Island endemic species are often vulnerable to decline and extinction following human
settlement, and the genetic study of historical museum specimens can be useful in …