Geographic variation in trees has been investigated since the mid‐18th century. Similar
patterns of clinal variation have been observed along latitudinal and elevational gradients in …

Species distribution modeling is a valuable tool with many applications across ecology and
evolutionary biology. The selection of biologically meaningful environmental variables that …

High‐throughput DNA sequencing facilitates the analysis of large portions of the genome in
nonmodel organisms, ensuring high accuracy of population genetic parameters. However, …

Individuals within natural populations can experience very different abiotic and biotic
conditions across small spatial scales owing to microtopography and other micro-environmental …

Heritable genetic variation is necessary for populations to evolve in response to anthropogenic
climate change. However, antagonistic genetic correlations among traits may constrain …

Temperate species experienced dramatic range reductions during the Last Glacial Maximum,
yet refugial populations from which modern populations are descended have never been …

… Bemmels et al. model changing landscapes in New Zealand to understand genetic structure
in brown kiwi. Two prehistoric eruptions of the Taupo supervolcano devastated habitats and …

The advent of next‐generation sequencing ( NGS ) technologies has transformed the way
microsatellites are isolated for ecological and evolutionary investigations. Recent attempts to …

… Jordan Bemmels studies the biogeography of temperate and tropical trees and this work
is part of his PhD thesis. Christopher Dick is his thesis advisor, and is broadly interested in …

Numerous Neotropical rainforest species are distributed in both Amazonia and Central
America, reflecting a rich history of biotic interchange between regions. However, some plant …