S-DIVA (Statistical Dispersal-Vicariance Analysis): A tool for inferring biogeographic histories

Yan Yu; A J Harris; Xingjin He

doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.04.011

S-DIVA (Statistical Dispersal-Vicariance Analysis): A tool for inferring biogeographic histories

Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2010 Aug;56(2):848-50. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.04.011. Epub 2010 Apr 22.

Authors

Yan Yu¹, A J Harris, Xingjin He

Affiliation

¹ College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China.

PMID: 20399277
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.04.011

Abstract

Dispersal-Vicariance Analysis (DIVA) is one of the most widely used methods of inferring biogeographic histories. Here we present a simple tool that complements DIVA and uses a Statistical Dispersal-Vicariance Analysis (S-DIVA) to statistically evaluate the alternative ancestral ranges at each node in a tree accounting for phylogenetic uncertainty and uncertainty in DIVA optimization. S-DIVA provides a point-and-click user interface and displays results as, high-resolution, exportable graphics. S-DIVA is freely available for download for Windows at http://mnh.scu.edu.cn/S-DIVA.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Evolution, Molecular
Geography
Models, Genetic*
Models, Statistical*
Phylogeny*
Software*
Uncertainty
User-Computer Interface