Island evolution
Geospiza magnirostris magnirostris Geospiza magnirostris strenua Geospiza fortis Geospiza nebulosa nebulosa Camarhynchus parvulus parvulus
land surface of the world islands: 3% mainland: 97% islands: 13.5% ( spp) mainland: 86.5% higher plant species ( spp)
Higher plant species total nrendemic nr % species species endemic New Zealand Madagascar Hawaii Cook Islands
Land snail species total nrendemic nr % species species endemic Madagascar Hawaii ca ca Canary Islands
Insect species Drosophila species: Hawaii
Insect species Drosophila species: spp. Tree crickets: 3 genera, 68 spp. Hawaii
Insect species Drosophila species: spp. Tree crickets: 3 genera, 68 spp. Sarona plant bug: 40 spp. Hawaii
Insect species 5700 spp., 2200 spp. endemic Canary islands
Insect species 285 spp. Tropical Pacific Lepidoptera 100 spp. one island endemics 28 spp. regional endemics
Lizard species 23 genera, 100 spp. Tropical Pacific Scincidae 66 spp. one island endemics 13 spp. regional endemics 9 endemics
Lizard species 1 endemic genus: 7 extant spp. Canary Islands Lacertids
Lizard species 400 spp. of Anolis Caribbean Anolis 150 spp. on Caribbean islands
Bird species spp. of birds 1750 spp. confined to islands (17%) 402 threatened (23%) 1132 threatened (11%)
Mammal species 84 genera, 170 spp. Philippines (7000 islands) 24 endemics (29%) 111 endemics (64%)
Comparisons among taxa Pacific Ocean Islands (26-30 islands) regional endemicslocal endemics butterflies10% 35% birds10% 65% skinks13% 66% mammals 6% 54% large, high, remote islands + +
Island evolution Distribution: allopatric, sympatric and parapatric speciation
allopatric speciation
allopatric speciation
"sympatric" speciation allopatric speciation
Island evolution
Scaly fern trees, Cyathaceae, MadagascarJanssen et al. 2008
Scaly fern trees, Cyathaceae, Madagascar Janssen et al. 2008
bipinnate clade tripinnate clade gymnosphaera Miocene-Pleistocene
bipinnate clade gymnosphaera tripinnate clade Pleistocene
bipinnate clade tripinnate clade gymnosphaera Pleistocene
Laurel forest, Teneriffe, Canary Islands Laurel, Seub franco Barbusano, Appollonias barbujana Isoplexis canarienis
Azores Madeira Canaries
Azores Madeira Canaries
Azores Madeira Canaries
Azores Madeira Canaries
Island evolution
colonisation of island 1 in one event (>30ind)
rapid expansion, adaptive changes, drift
members colonize island 2
drift and adaptive changes to different environment
members of a derived population arrive at occupied island
competition, character displacement, reinforcement
Blue chaffinch, Fringilla teydea, Canary Islands
Island evolution
disruptive sexual selection disruptive natural selection discrete habitat models continuous resource models bekhoogte frequentie vruchtgrootte frequentie
Island evolution
~ latitude island ~ age island ~ taxon
Island evolution
anagenesis progenitor species becomes extinct
anacladogenesis progenitor survives with little change alongside the derived species
cladogenesis progenitor species is partitioned in two lines and becomes extinct in its original form
Hawaiian honeycreepers, Drepanidinae, Hawaii
Anolis radiation, Caribbean Islands
Juan Fernandez Islands
148 endemic species anagenesis 71% progenitor species becomes extinct cladogenesis 5% progenitor species is partitioned in two lines and becomes extinct in its original form anacladogenesis 24% progenitor survives with little change alongside the derived species