Geographic Setting
Population Genetics
Climate Dynamics
❄️ Glacial
🌡️ Warm
generations
Phylogeography:
Studies how historical events (glaciations, range expansions) shaped the geographic distribution of genetic diversity. Coalescent theory traces gene genealogies backward to common ancestors.
Studies how historical events (glaciations, range expansions) shaped the geographic distribution of genetic diversity. Coalescent theory traces gene genealogies backward to common ancestors.
Geographic Distribution & Genetic Diversity
Refugia
Genetic Diversity (low → high)
Glaciated (uninhabitable)
Coalescent Gene Tree
Isolation by Distance
Population Size History (Skyline)
Haplotype Network
Generation
0
Occupied Cells
0
Total Population
0
Haplotypes
1
Mean Diversity (π)
0.000
Fst
0.000