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Cladistic biogeography is the study of the historical and evolutionary relationships between species, based on their particular distribution patterns across the earth. This text is an exposition of the history, methods, applications of, and prospects for cladistic biogeography.

The general acceptance of plate tectonics and continental drift by the early 1970s galvanized the study of biogeography. This reference work attempts to distill the results of over two decades of prolific research into a form accessible to students.