Historical biogeography: the new synthesis.
Since Darwin first noted the impact of past ice ages on the distribution of organisms, biogeographers have debated whether Pleistocene glaciations shaped evolutionary patterns. A new synthesis of population genetics and palaeoclimatology promises unprecedented insights into Pleistocene evolutionary history.
Smith
Christopher Irwin
CI
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-3051, USA. csmith@uidaho.edu
D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003081:Cold Climate; D005828:Genetics, Population; D005843:Geography; D010163:Paleontology