Phylogeography is a discipline concerned with various
relationships between gene genealogies--phylogenetics--and
geography. The word "phylogeography" was coined in 1987, and since
then the scientific literature has reflected an exploding interest
in the topic. Yet, to date, no book-length treatment of this
emerging field has appeared. "Phylogeography: The History and
Formation of Species" fills that gap.
The study of phylogeography grew out of the observation that
mitochondrial DNA lineages in natural populations often display
distinct geographic orientations. In recent years, the field has
expanded to include assessments of nuclear as well as cytoplasmic
genomes and the relationships among gene trees, population
demography, and organismal history, often formalized as coalescent
theory. Phylogeography has connections to molecular evolutionary
genetics, natural history, population biology, paleontology,
historical geography, and speciation analysis.
"Phylogeography" captures the conceptual and empirical richness
of the field, and also the sense of genuine innovation that
phylogeographic perspectives have brought to evolutionary
studies.
This book will be essential reading for graduate students and
professionals in evolutionary biology and ecology as well as for
anyone interested in the emergence of this new and integrative
discipline.
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