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Out of the Andes: patterns of diversification in clearwing butterflies

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Elias, M. [1, 2, 3] ; Joron, M. [2, 4] ; Willmott, K. [5] ; Silva-Brandao, K. L. [6, 7] ; Kaiser, V. [2] ; Arias, C. F. [8] ; Pinerez, L. M. Gomez [9] ; Uribe, S. [9] ; Brower, A. V. Z. [10] ; Freitas, A. V. L. [7] ; Jiggins, C. D. [1]
Total Authors: 11
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Cambridge, Dept Zool, Cambridge CB2 3EJ - England
[2] Univ Edinburgh, Inst Evolutionary Biol, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, Midlothian - Scotland
[3] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, NERC, Ctr Populat Biol, Ascot SL5 7PY, Berks - England
[4] CNRS, UMR 7205, Museum Natl Hist Nat, F-75005 Paris - France
[5] Univ Florida, Florida Museum Nat Hist, McGuire Ctr Lepidoptera, Gainesville, FL 32611 - USA
[6] Univ Sao Paulo, ESALQ, Dept Entomol Fitopatol & Zool Agr, BR-13418900 Piracicaba, SP - Brazil
[7] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Biol, Depto Zool, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[8] McGill Univ, Dept Biol, Montreal, PQ H3A 1B1 - Canada
[9] Univ Nacl Colombia, Medellin 568 - Colombia
[10] Middle Tennessee State Univ, Dept Biol, Murfreesboro, TN 37130 - USA
Total Affiliations: 10
Document type: Journal article
Source: Molecular Ecology; v. 18, n. 8, p. 1716-1729, Apr. 2009.
Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Ecology
Web of Science Citations: 89
Abstract

Global biodiversity peaks in the tropical forests of the Andes, a striking geological feature that has likely been instrumental in generating biodiversity by providing opportunities for both vicariant and ecological speciation. However, the role of these mountains in the diversification of insects, which dominate biodiversity, has been poorly explored using phylogenetic methods. Here we study the role of the Andes in the evolution of a diverse Neotropical insect group, the clearwing butterflies. We used dated species-level phylogenies to investigate the time course of speciation and to infer ancestral elevation ranges for two diverse genera. We show that both genera likely originated at middle elevations in the Andes in the Middle Miocene, contrasting with most published results in vertebrates that point to a lowland origin. Although we detected a signature of vicariance caused by the uplift of the Andes at the Miocene-Pliocene boundary, most sister species were parapatric without any obvious vicariant barrir. Combined with an overall decelerating speciation rate, these results suggest an important role for ecological speciation and adaptive radiation, rather than simple vicariance. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 98/05101-8 - Lepidoptera of the State of São Paulo: diversity, distribution, resources, and use for analysis and environmental monitoring
Grantee:Keith Spalding Brown Junior
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants
FAPESP's process: 00/01484-1 - Butterfilies as environmental indicators: monitoring with Nymphalidae (Eurytelinae and Satyrinae)
Grantee:André Victor Lucci Freitas
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral