Evolutionary processes of diversification in a model island archipelago

Rafe M. Brown, Cameron D. Siler, Carl H. Oliveros, Jacob A. Esselstyn, Arvin C. Diesmos, Peter A. Hosner, Charles W. Linkem, Anthony J. Barley, Jamie R. Oaks, Marites B. Sanguila, Luke J. Welton, David C. Blackburn, Robert G. Moyle, A. Townsend Peterson, Angel C. Alcala

    131 Citations (Scopus)

    Abstract

    Long celebrated for its spectacular landscapes and strikingly high levels of endemic biodiversity, the Philippines has been studied intensively by biogeographers for two centuries. Concentration of so many endemic land vertebrates into a small area and shared patterns of distribution in many unrelated forms has inspired a search for common mechanisms of production, partitioning, and maintenance of life in the archipelago. In this review, we (a) characterize an ongoing renaissance of species discovery, (b) discuss the changing way biogeographers conceive of the archipelago, (c) review the role molecular phylogenetic studies play in understanding the evolutionary history of Philippine vertebrates, and (d) describe how a 25-year Pleistocene island connectivity paradigm continues to provide some explanatory power, but has been augmented by increased understanding of the archipelago's geological history and ecological gradients. Finally, we (e) review new insights provided by studies of adaptive versus nonadaptive radiation and phylogenetic perspectives on community ecology. ©

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalAnnual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics
    Volume44
    Pages (from-to)411-435
    Number of pages25
    ISSN1543-592X
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2013

    Keywords

    • Adaptive radiation
    • Comparative phylogeography
    • Conservation hot spots
    • Huxley's filter zone
    • Nonadaptive radiation
    • Oceanic islands
    • Southeast Asia
    • Sunda Shelf
    • Underestimated biodiversity
    • Wallace's Line
    • Wallacea

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'Evolutionary processes of diversification in a model island archipelago'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this