
@article {8059,
	title = {Genetics, morphology and ecology reveal a cryptic pika lineage in the Sikkim Himalaya.},
	journal = {Mol Phylogenet Evol},
	volume = {106},
	year = {2017},
	month = {09/2016},
	pages = {55-60},
	abstract = {<p>Asian pika species are morphologically \~{}similar and have overlapping ranges. This leads to uncertainty and species misidentification in the field. Phylogenetic analyses of such misidentified samples leads to taxonomic ambiguity. The ecology of many pika species remains understudied, particularly in the Himalaya, where sympatric species could be separated by elevation and/or substrate. We sampled, measured, and acquired genetic data from pikas in the Sikkim Himalaya. Our analyses revealed a cryptic lineage, Ochotona sikimaria, previously reported as a subspecies of O. thibetana. The results support the elevation of this lineage to the species level, as it is genetically divergent from O. thibetana, as well as sister species, O. cansus (endemic to central China) and O. curzoniae (endemic to the Tibetan plateau). The Sikkim lineage diverged from its sister species{\textquoteright} about 1.7-0.8 myr ago, coincident with uplift events in the Himalaya. Our results add to the recent spate of cryptic diversity identified from the eastern Himalaya and highlight the need for further study within the Ochotonidae.</p>
},
	issn = {1095-9513},
	doi = {10.1016/j.ympev.2016.09.015},
	author = {Dahal, Nishma and Lissovsky, Andrey A and Lin, Zhenzhen and Solari, Katherine and Hadly, Elizabeth A and Zhan, Xiangjiang and Ramakrishnan, Uma}
}
@article {13267,
	title = {Merging paleobiology with conservation biology to guide the future of terrestrial ecosystems.},
	journal = {Science},
	volume = {355},
	year = {2017},
	month = {2017 Feb 10},
	abstract = {<p>Conservation of species and ecosystems is increasingly difficult because anthropogenic impacts are pervasive and accelerating. Under this rapid global change, maximizing conservation success requires a paradigm shift from maintaining ecosystems in idealized past states toward facilitating their adaptive and functional capacities, even as species ebb and flow individually. Developing effective strategies under this new paradigm will require deeper understanding of the long-term dynamics that govern ecosystem persistence and reconciliation of conflicts among approaches to conserving historical versus novel ecosystems. Integrating emerging information from conservation biology, paleobiology, and the Earth sciences is an important step forward on the path to success. Maintaining nature in all its aspects will also entail immediately addressing the overarching threats of growing human population, overconsumption, pollution, and climate change.</p>
},
	issn = {1095-9203},
	doi = {10.1126/science.aah4787},
	author = {Barnosky, Anthony D and Hadly, Elizabeth A and Gonzalez, Patrick and Head, Jason and Polly, P David and Lawing, A Michelle and Eronen, Jussi T and Ackerly, David D and Alex, Ken and Biber, Eric and Blois, Jessica and Brashares, Justin and Ceballos, Gerardo and Davis, Edward and Dietl, Gregory P and Dirzo, Rodolfo and Doremus, Holly and Fortelius, Mikael and Greene, Harry W and Hellmann, Jessica and Hickler, Thomas and Jackson, Stephen T and Kemp, Melissa and Koch, Paul L and Kremen, Claire and Lindsey, Emily L and Looy, Cindy and Marshall, Charles R and Mendenhall, Chase and Mulch, Andreas and Mychajliw, Alexis M and Nowak, Carsten and Ramakrishnan, Uma and Schnitzler, Jan and Das Shrestha, Kashish and Solari, Katherine and Stegner, Lynn and Stegner, M Allison and Stenseth, Nils Chr and Wake, Marvalee H and Zhang, Zhibin}
}
