How has continental drift affected biogeography?

Evolutionary biogeography - How has continental drift affected geographical distribution? worldmap.jpg. Continental drift. Another factor influencing geographic distributions is continental drift. The continents have moved over the surface of the globe through geological time. read more

Another factor influencing geographic distributions is continental drift. The continents have moved over the surface of the globe through geological time. The positions of the main continents since the Permian have been reconstructed in some detail, and are illustrated in the following animation. read more

Vicariance biogeography. Let us look at one of the main modern research programs that studies the relation between biogeography and continental drift. It is called vicariance biogeography. The drifting apart of tectonic plates is the sort of event that could cause speciation. read more