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An overview is provided of 25 novel perspectives that the field of phylogeography has brought to scientific studies of population genetics and speciation. A unifying theme is that microevolu-tion can be described as an extended genealogical process played out in space and time, and reflecting the oft-idiosyncratic biological and environmental factors that have impinged on historical population demography. Most of the empirical and conceptual methods of phylogeo-graphy depart considerably from conventional equilibrium approaches, and they are helping to reorient and extend traditional population genetics in realistic directions that emphasize historical demography and genealogy.
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Avise, J.C. (2007). Twenty-five key evolutionary insights from the phylogeographic revolution in population genetics. In: Weiss, S., Ferrand, N. (eds) Phylogeography of Southern European Refugia. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4904-8_1
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