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Polistinae biogeography in the Neotropics: history and prospects

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Author(s):
Carvalho, Antonio F. [1, 2] ; Menezes, Rodolpho S. T. [3, 4] ; Somavilla, Alexandre [5] ; Costa, Marco A. [3] ; Del Lama, Marco A. [1]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Sao Carlos, Dept Genet Evolut & Biol Mol, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] CUNY, Dept Biol, New York, NY 10021 - USA
[3] Univ Estadual Santa Cruz, Ilheus, BA - Brazil
[4] Smithsonian Inst, Natl Museum Nat Hist, Dept Entomol, Washington, DC 20560 - USA
[5] Inst Nacl de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 5
Document type: Review article
Source: JOURNAL OF HYMENOPTERA RESEARCH; v. 42, p. 93-105, 2015.
Web of Science Citations: 1
Abstract

Discussions regarding Polistinae biogeography in the last two decades rarely associated current patterns of distribution with environmental changes. This well-known and very diverse group of insects is highly endemic in the Neotropics, but environmental factors influencing the enormous biological diversity in the region are not well established. Exploring evidence on the two main hypotheses concerning the origins and early colonization processes of paper wasps we position in favor of the Gondwanan hypothesis and discuss change-promoter processes in the Neotropics whose effects might have altered the distributions and facilitated the speciation of Polistinae in the region. Furthermore, based on recent advances in biogeography, mostly in the integration of ecological and evolutionary information, we highlight directions for future biogeographical research within the group. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/04317-9 - Has the disjunction of the South American rainforests resulted in a differential effect on the genetic diversity of the populations of two neotropical social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Epiponini)?
Grantee:Antônio Freire de Carvalho Filho
Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 11/13391-2 - Has the disjunction of the South American rainforests resulted in a differential effect on the genetic diversity of the populations of two Neotropical social wasps (Hymenoptera: vespidae: Epiponini)?
Grantee:Antônio Freire de Carvalho Filho
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate