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Citation title: "Out of the Andes: patterns of diversification in clearwing butterflies.".

Study name: "Out of the Andes: patterns of diversification in clearwing butterflies.".

This study is part of submission 11734 (Status: Published).

Citation

Elias M., Joron M., Willmott K., Silva-brand?o K.L., Kaiser V.B., G?mez pi?erez L.M., Uribe S.I., Brower A.V., Freitas A.V., & Jiggins C.D. 2009. Out of the Andes: patterns of diversification in clearwing butterflies. Molecular Ecology, 18: 1716-1729.

Authors

• Elias M.
• Joron M.
• Willmott K. 352 273 2012
• Silva-brand?o K.L.
• Kaiser V.B.
• G?mez pi?erez L.M.
• Uribe S.I.
• Brower A.V.
• Freitas A.V.
• Jiggins C.D.

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 barrier. Combined with an overall decelerating speciation rate, these results suggest an important role for ecological speciation and adaptive radiation, rather than simple vicariance.

Keywords

Andes uplift, ecological speciation, Ithomiinae, phylogeny, vicariance

External links

• DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04149.x
• Other URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.1705

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• Canonical resource URI: http://purl.org/phylo/treebase/phylows/study/TB2:S11744
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  		@ARTICLE{TreeBASE2Ref19883,
  	 author = {Marianne  Elias and Mathieu  Joron and Keith  Willmott and Karina L. Silva-Brand?o and Vera B Kaiser and Luz Myriam G?mez Pi?erez and Sandra In?s Uribe and Andrew Van Zandt Brower and Andr? V. L. Freitas and Chris D. Jiggins},
  	 title = {Out of the Andes: patterns of diversification in clearwing butterflies.},
  	 year = {2009},
  	 keywords = {Andes uplift, ecological speciation, Ithomiinae, phylogeny, vicariance},
  	 doi = {10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04149.x},
  	 url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.1705},
  	 pmid = {},
  	 journal = {Molecular Ecology},
  	 volume = {18},
  	 number = {},
  	 pages = {1716--1729},
  	 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 barrier. Combined with an overall decelerating speciation rate, these results suggest an important role for ecological speciation and adaptive radiation, rather than simple vicariance.}
  }
  		

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  		TY  - JOUR
  ID  - 19883
  AU  - Elias,Marianne 
  AU  - Joron,Mathieu 
  AU  - Willmott,Keith 
  AU  - Silva-Brand?o,Karina L.
  AU  - Kaiser,Vera B
  AU  - G?mez Pi?erez,Luz Myriam
  AU  - Uribe,Sandra In?s
  AU  - Brower,Andrew Van Zandt
  AU  - Freitas,Andr? V. L.
  AU  - Jiggins,Chris D.
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  KW  - ecological speciation
  KW  - Ithomiinae
  KW  - phylogeny
  KW  - vicariance
  UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.1705
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