Abstract The increased availability of spatial data and methodological developments in species distribution modelling has lead to concurrent advances phylogeography, broadening the scope questions studied, as well providing unprecedented insights. Given species‐specific nature information provided by ecological niche models ( ENM s), whether it is on environmental tolerances or their estimated distribution, today past, perhaps not surprising that s have rapidly become a common tool...

Species distribution models, also known as ecological niche models or habitat suitability have become commonplace for addressing fundamental and applied biodiversity questions. Although the field has progressed rapidly regarding theory implementation, key assumptions are still frequently violated recommendations inadvertently overlooked. This leads to poor being published used in real‐world applications. In a structured, didactic treatment, we summarize what our view constitute ten most...

We apply a comparative framework to test for concerted demographic changes in response climate shifts the neotropical lowland forests, learning from past inform projections of future. Using reduced genomic (SNP) data three lizard species codistributed Amazonia and Atlantic Forest ( Anolis punctatus , ortonii Polychrus marmoratus ), we first reconstruct former population history assemblage-level responses cycles moisture transport recently implicated forest distribution during Late...

Abstract Understanding the genetic consequences of shifting species distributions is critical for evaluating impact climate‐induced distributional changes. However, demographic expansion associated with colonization process typically takes place across a heterogeneous environment, population sizes and migration rates varying landscape. Here we describe an approach coupling ecological‐niche models (ENMs) to explore shifts Analyses flightless grasshopper from sky islands Rocky Mountains North...

PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Climate change is a widely accepted threat to biodiversity. Species distribution models (SDMs) are used forecast whether and how species distributions may track these changes. Yet, SDMs generally fail account for genetic demographic processes, limiting population‐level inferences. We still do not understand predicted environmental shifts will impact the spatial of diversity within taxa. METHODS: propose novel method that predicts spatially explicit landscapes...

Summary The integration of population genetics with explicit spatial analyses is crucial to address a range evolutionary and ecological questions under realistic scenarios. Ignoring space can lead misleading inferences, yet incorporating realism leads using complex models that necessitate distilling raw genetic data into summary statistics capture information relevant the in question. However, derived from traditional theory overlook valuable component variation innate natural systems be...

How urbanization shapes population genomic diversity and evolution of urban wildlife is largely unexplored. We investigated the impact on white-footed mice, Peromyscus leucopus, in New York City (NYC) metropolitan area using coalescent-based simulations to infer demographic history from site-frequency spectrum. assigned individuals evolutionary clusters then inferred recent divergence times, size changes migration genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms genotyped 23 populations sampled...

The extent of phenotypic differentiation in response to local environmental conditions is a key component species adaptation and persistence. Understanding the structuring diversity pressures can provide important insights into evolutionary dynamics responses change. This work examines influence steep gradients on intraspecific variation tests two hypotheses about how tropical soft grass mouse, Akodon mollis (Cricetidae, Rodentia), contends with disparate encompassed by its broad...

Abstract Akodontini is the 2nd most diverse tribe of Sigmodontinae, which in turn one speciose groups muroid rodents. This among poorly understood Neotropical taxa, with taxonomic problems concentrated Andean species, especially those inhabiting northern Andes. Here, applying morphological, morphometric, and phylogenetic analyses (based on 1 mitochondrial nuclear gene), we review systematic status Bogota akodont, Akodon bogotensis Thomas, 1895, Ecuadorean A. latebricola (Anthony, 1924)...

Abstract Taxa with disjunct distributions are common in montane biotas and offer excellent opportunities to investigate historical processes underlying genetic phenotypic divergence. In this context, subgenomic datasets novel explore demography detail, which is key better understand the origins maintenance of diversity regions. Here we used a large ultraconserved elements dataset get insights into main biogeographic driving evolution Montane Atlantic Forest biota. Specifically, studied two...

The role of historical factors in establishing patterns diversity tropical mountains is interest to understand the buildup megadiverse biotas. In these regions, processes range fragmentation and contraction followed by dispersal are thought be mediated interplay between rugged relief (complex topography) climate fluctuations likely explain most dynamics diversification plants animals. Although empirical studies addressing interaction topography have provided invaluable insights into...

Abstract Uncovering the spatial dynamics of range expansions is a major goal in studies historical demographic inference, with applications ranging from understanding evolutionary origins domesticated crops, epidemiology, invasive species, and specieslevel responses to climate change. Following surge advances that make explicit use distribution genetic data georeferenced SNP variants, we present novel summary statistic vector, geographic spectrum shared alleles (GSSA). Using simulations...

Evolutionary biologists remain puzzled by the often dramatic variation of mating strategies within single species. Of particular interest is extent to which environmental conditions shape patterns system components mixed species, and how widespread anthropogenic manipulations may influence these associations. Here, we address this question in common morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea) combining a dataset floral traits, estimates system, relevant factors compiled for 22 populations species...

ABSTRACT Examining how the landscape may influence gene flow is at forefront of understanding population differentiation and adaptation. Such crucial in light ongoing environmental changes elevated risk ecosystems alteration. In particular, knowledge humans structure populations imperative to allow for informed decisions management conservation as well gain a better anthropogenic impacts on interplay between flow, genetic drift selection. Here we use genome-wide molecular markers...