BACKGROUND Ever since Darwin, natural scientists have turned to islands for inspiration
and for model systems. For the past half century, they have done so largely within the …

Research in Macaronesia has led to substantial advances in ecology, evolution and
conservation biology. We review the scientific developments achieved in this region, and …

Geographic isolation substantially contributes to species endemism on oceanic islands
when speciation involves the colonisation of a new island. However, less is understood …

Aim Specialisation to the soil environment is expected to constrain the spatial scale of
diversification within animal lineages. In this context, flightless arthropod lineages, adapted …

A period of isolation in allopatry typically precedes local adaptation and subsequent
divergence among lineages. Alternatively, locally adapted phenotypes may arise and persist …

Aim To track the peopling of the South Pacific and assess their impact on terrestrial and
aquatic ecosystems. Location Upolu, Samoa. Taxon Terrestrial and aquatic plants Methods …

Abstract Background and Aims The Canary Islands have strong floristic affinities with the
Mediterranean Basin. One of the most characteristic and diverse vegetation belts of the …

Secondary contact between long isolated populations has several possible outcomes.
These include the strengthening of preexisting reproductive isolating mechanisms via …

The flightless Entiminae weevil genus Laparocerus is the species-richest genus, with 237
species and subspecies, inhabiting Macaronesia (Madeira archipelago, Selvagens, Canary …

Islands have fascinated biologists since the days of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel
Wallace and before, providing the inspiration for substantial theoretical development that …