Regional history outweighs phylogeny in shaping recent demographic trajectories of Indo-West Pacific sea snakes
Amelia Rose Pointon, Alastair J. Ludington, Vinay Udyawer, Vhon Oliver S. Garcia, James H. Nankivell, Balázs Buzás, Balazs Farkas, Csaba Géczy, Kate Laura Sanders
This study shows that regional history, not phylogeny or range size, primarily shapes demographic changes in Indo-West Pacific sea snakes over the last 200 thousand years.
bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2026 · PreprintGenomics