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phylogeography

phylogeography

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The study of how genes move and spread across places over time in animals and plants
  • noun
  • /ˌfaɪloʊdʒiˈɒɡrəfi/
  • Specialized
: filogeografía
  • By studying the phylogeography of these plants, scientists can better understand the impact of climate change on their distribution.
  • comparative phylogeography
  • intraspecific phylogeography

Examples

  • Therefore, obtaining a high-quality phylogeny is a critical element in the search for the repetitive patterns of taxonomic subdivision evaluated in phylogeography.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Likewise, Schaal and colleagues (1998) stressed the difficulties of working with plants in phylogeography; as a result, considerably fewer comparative studies have been done with plants than with animals.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Theoretical and mathematical frameworks: Coalescence theory in comparative phylogeography.

    Academic text (2011)
  • As for the sampling requirements, both comparative and intraspecific phylogeography undoubtedly require thorough sampling in order to have adequate inference power.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Such geological reconstructions imply a sequence of evolutionary events from which geographical hypotheses can be established and later tested by evaluating the phylogeography of species.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Multivariate analyses (e.g., principal component analysis) are an efficient tool for the evaluation of genetic variability in different contexts, including phylogeography.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Moritz C, Faith DP. 1998. Comparative phylogeography and the identification of genetically divergent areas for conservation. Molecular Ecology 7: 419-429.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Evolutionarily significant unit (ESU). A population (or populations) of a species that is genetically distinct from other populations; in phylogeography, an evolutionarily distinct phylogroup can be considered an ESU.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The researcher published new findings on the phylogeography of the rare bird species, detailing how it spreads across various islands.

  • The phylogeography of mammals in the region reveals a complex history of migration patterns influenced by glacial movements.

Surface Forms

Morphology

phylogeography = geography (semi-transparent) = phylo + geography

The formation is clearly 'phylo-' + 'geography' (lineage + geographic study) but it uses a specialist combining form ('phylo-') and denotes a technical field, so it is not fully transparent to average learners.

Etymology

Phylogeography combines phylo- ('family' or 'line') and geography ('land' or 'place'), so it is the study of where genetic 'families' live and how they moved across the land.