Adding ecology into phylogeography: ecological niche models and phylogeography in tandem reveals the demographic history of the subalpine warbler complex

Figures & data

Figure 1. Distribution range of the subalpine warbler species complex. Sampling points and hypothetical species limits were re-drawn based on Brambilla et al. (2008b) and Svensson (2013).

Figure 2. Ecological niche model showing the geographical distribution of the subalpine warbler complex under the Present (Pre., 1950–2000) and the reconstructed past (the Last Glacial Maximum, 22 KYBP; and the Last Interglacial, 130 KYBP) bioclimatic conditions.

Figure 3. The Bayesian skyline plot for the subalpine warbler complex. Based on 2% mutation rate of the cyt-b gene of mtDNA, the Last Glacial Maximum line is located on the time axis.

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