Catherine H. Graham

Novel methods improve prediction of species’ distributions from occurrence data

Prediction of species’ distributions is central to diverse applications in ecology, evolution and conservation science. There is increasing electronic access to vast sets of occ...

New developments in museum-based informatics and applications in biodiversity analysis

INTEGRATING PHYLOGENETICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL NICHE MODELS TO EXPLORE SPECIATION MECHANISMS IN DENDROBATID FROGS

We developed an approach that combines distribution data, environmental geographic information system layers, environmental niche models, and phylogenetic information to investi...

Habitat history improves prediction of biodiversity in rainforest fauna

Patterns of biological diversity should be interpreted in light of both contemporary and historical influences; however, to date, most attempts to explain diversity patterns hav...