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Phylogeny and historical biogeography of the Pachira sensu lato clade (Bombacoideae, Malvaceae) with a new infrageneric classification

TAXON, Volume 75, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract We explore phylogenetic relationships within the Pachira sensu lato clade (Bombacoideae, Malvaceae), test the monophyly of the genera Eriotheca and Pachira, and investigate their biogeographic history. The Pachira s.l. clade comprises ca. 72 species that traditionally have been placed in Eriotheca and Pachira. We sampled ca. 79% of its species
Vania Nobuko Yoshikawa, Júlia Sousa Siqueira, William S. Alverson, Rafaela Passos Camargo, Alexandre Wagner Silva Hilsdorf, Letícia Rafaela de Morais, Flávia Fonseca Pezzini, Marília Cristina Duarte   +7 more
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Evolutionary History of Platyceps Racers Reveals South Asian Origin and Recurrent Westward Dispersals

Journal of Biogeography, Volume 53, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim The aim of this study was to elucidate the phylogenetic and evolutionary history of the colubrid genus Platyceps. Location Saharo–Arabian biogeographic realm. Taxon Genus Platyceps, Colubridae, Squamata. Methods We sequenced four mitochondrial (12S rRNA, cytb, ND4 + tRNA, COI) and two nuclear (c‐mos, NT3) markers of 19 species (115 newly ...
Doubravka Velenská, Daniel Jablonski, Salvador Carranza, V. Deepak, Jean‐François Trape, Tomáš Mazuch, Karin Tamar, Rafaqat Masroor, Timur Abduraupov, Jiří Šmíd   +9 more
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Breaking New Ground: Niche Divergence and Expansion in Ground Parrots (Pezoporini: Platycercinae)

Journal of Biogeography, Volume 53, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim The two species of ground parrots (Pezoporus wallicus and P. flaviventris) are morphologically and behaviourally similar, yet geographically disjunct and genetically distinct. We investigated the dynamics of divergence between the two species in the context of niche evolution across Australian platycercine parrots.
Alex Slavenko, Andrew R. Weeks
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Gondwanan Origin of Bark and Ambrosia Beetles and Their Rapid Worldwide Diversification During the Cretaceous

Journal of Biogeography, Volume 53, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim It is not trivial to estimate the relative contributions of dispersal, vicariance, and range contraction in explaining the present‐day distribution of ancient clades. In this study, we aim to infer the historical biogeography of bark and ambrosia beetles using a genus‐level time‐calibrated molecular phylogeny that encompasses 70% of all ...
Jules Ferreira, Fabien L. Condamine, Laura Pajot, David Peris, Bjarte H. Jordal   +4 more
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Phylogenetic Endemism and Ancestral Area Inference Reveal Historical Refugia in the Greater Cape Floristic Region

Journal of Biogeography, Volume 53, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Refugial areas and habitats are thought to have played a key role in facilitating both the emergence and persistence of floristic diversity in the Greater Cape Floristic Region (GCFR) of South Africa. While refugial areas may be identified using a diversity of biological proxies (e.g., narrow‐range endemism; paleoendemism), there is a ...
J. J. van Blerk, G. A. Verboom, M. D. Cramer, L. Lamberton   +3 more
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Hopping Hotspots Shaped the Global Biogeography and Diversification of Orectolobiform Sharks

Journal of Biogeography, Volume 53, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim In marine biogeography, many clades exhibit their greatest species richness in the Central Indo‐Pacific region, which includes the Indo‐Australian Archipelago. However, there is no consensus that this region was the ancestral cradle of clade's species richness.
Alexis F. P. Marion, Romain Pechey, Fabien L. Condamine, Guillaume Guinot   +3 more
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The Role of Peripheral Regions in Shaping the Phylogeography of the Bear's Ear Complex Across the Alps

Journal of Biogeography, Volume 53, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Peripheral regions of the Alps are often overlooked in molecular studies, yet they may play a major role in shaping the current distribution of species and genetic lineages. Location Europe. Taxon Angiosperms (Primulaceae: Primula).
Stéphanie Morelon, Philippe Juillerat, Julia Bilat, Hélène Mottaz, Thomas Bulliard, Florian C. Boucher, Laurent Juillerat, Jason Grant, Sergio Rasmann, Jérémy Gauthier, Nadir Alvarez   +10 more
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From Rainforests to Open‐Vegetation: The Biogeographic History of Chamaecrista (Leguminosae) in the Neotropics

Journal of Biogeography, Volume 53, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim We reconstructed the biogeographical history of a species‐rich legume genus by testing alternative hypotheses on the origin and expansion of neotropical open‐vegetation areas, with particular emphasis on the campos rupestres. Location Neotropics.
Juliana Gastaldello Rando, Eduardo Koerich Nery, Anselmo Nogueira, Matheus Martins Teixeira Cota, Alexandre Zuntini, Suzana Alcantara, Gwilym Peter Lewis, Domingos Cardoso, Luciano Paganucci de Queiroz, José Rubens Pirani   +9 more
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‘Dispersification’ of Agalinis (Orobanchaceae) Into South America Is Associated With Hummingbird Pollination and Perennial Life‐History Shifts

Journal of Biogeography, Volume 53, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Several mechanisms contribute to the plant biodiversity of the Neotropics, with the highlands of South America serving as important hotspots of diversity. In particular, the Brazilian highlands exhibit high biodiversity due to complex diversification dynamics and a mixture of contributions from different biomes.
Pedro H. Pezzi, Pamela S. Soltis, Douglas E. Soltis, Maribeth Latvis   +3 more
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Evolution of the North American seed‐harvester ant genus Veromessor (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Systematic Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 1, January‐March 2026.
Phylogenomics resolves evolutionary relationships among Veromessor seed‐harvesting ants across arid western North America. Ecological and morphological traits evolved rapidly and repeatedly in response to habitat. Genomic and morphological species delimitations are broadly congruent despite polymorphisms in colour and colony founding.
Marek L. Borowiec, Stephanie L. Eskew, Andrea Noble‐Stuen, Jason L. Williams, Robert A. Johnson   +4 more
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