Chironomids from Southern Alpine Running Waters: Ecology, Biogeography*

Ecology of cobras from southern Africa

Large slender-bodied snakes that forage actively for a generalized array of small vertebrates are conspicuous elements of the terrestrial snake fauna of most continents; the venomous elapid species fill this role in much of Asia, Africa and Australia. Our dissections of eight species of cobras from southern Africa Aspidelaps, Hemachatus, Naja; Serpentes and Elapidae (total of 1290 specimens) pr...

The comparative ecology and biogeography of parasites.

Comparative ecology uses interspecific relationships among traits, while accounting for the phylogenetic non-independence of species, to uncover general evolutionary processes. Applied to biogeographic questions, it can be a powerful tool to explain the spatial distribution of organisms. Here, we review how comparative methods can elucidate biogeographic patterns and processes, using analyses o...

Equilibrium Theory of Island Biogeography and Ecology

Oceanic islands and archipelagoes are intrinsically important to biologists; 5% of the land surface of the earth is insular, and if South America, which has been an island throughout most of its existence, is included the figure rises to 19%. Significant portions of the evolutionary histories of many economically and biologically important species occurred on oceanic islands, and if the earth w...

Historical biogeography, ecology and species richness.

Ecology and historical (phylogeny-based) biogeography have much to offer one another, but exchanges between these fields have been limited. Historical biogeography has become narrowly focused on using phylogenies to discover the history of geological connections among regions. Conversely, ecologists often ignore historical biogeography, even when its input can be crucial. Both historical biogeo...

Landscape ecology , biogeography and GIS methods