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| Author(s): |
Almeida-Silva, Diego
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Servino, Leonardo Matheus
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Pontes-Nogueira, Matheus
;
Sawaya, Ricardo J.
Total Authors: 4
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | PeerJ; v. 12, p. 29-pg., 2024-04-16. |
| Abstract | |
The species richness in the Neotropics has been linked to environmental heterogeneity and a complex geological history. We evaluated which biogeographic processes were associated with the diversification of Monkey tree frogs, an endemic clade from the Neotropics. We tested two competing hypotheses: the diversification of Phyllomedusinae occurred either in a "south -north" or a "north -south" direction in the Neotropics. We also hypothesized that marine introgressions and Andean uplift had a crucial role in promoting their diversification. We used 13 molecular markers in a Bayesian analysis to infer phylogenetic relationships among 57 species of Phyllomedusinae and to estimate their divergence times. We estimated ancestral ranges based on 12 biogeographic units considering the landscape modifications of the Neotropical region. We found that the Phyllomedusinae hypothetical ancestor range was probably widespread throughout South America, from Western Amazon to Southern Atlantic Forest, at 29.5 Mya. The Phyllomedusines' ancestor must have initially diverged through vicariance, generally followed by jump -dispersals and sympatric speciation. Dispersal among areas occurred mostly from Western Amazonia towards Northern Andes and the South American diagonal of dry landscapes, a divergent pattern from both "south -north" and "north -south" diversification hypotheses. Our results revealed a complex diversification process of Monkey tree frogs, occurring simultaneously with the orogeny of Northern Andes and the South American marine introgressions in the last 30 million years. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 20/12658-4 - Challenges to the conservation of amphibians and squamate reptiles, with emphasis on the Brazilian fauna: from basic information to conservation actions |
| Grantee: | Marcio Roberto Costa Martins |
| Support Opportunities: | BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 21/10039-8 - Macroecology and macroevolution of visual displays in anuran amphibians |
| Grantee: | Leonardo Matheus Servino |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |
| FAPESP's process: | 22/05543-1 - Biogeography, diversification, and evolution of snakes in the Neotropical region |
| Grantee: | Matheus Pontes Nogueira |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |
| FAPESP's process: | 23/01785-3 - Trait-dependent dispersal in neotropical torrent frogs (Anura: Hylodidae) |
| Grantee: | Leonardo Matheus Servino |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate |