1. Comprehensive phylogeny of Pieridae butterflies reveals strong correlation between diversification and temperature
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Ana Paula S. Carvalho, Hannah L. Owens, Ryan A. St Laurent, Chandra Earl, Kelly M. Dexter, Rebeccah L. Messcher, Keith R. Willmott, Kwaku Aduse-Poku, Steve C. Collins, Nicholas T. Homziak, Sugihiko Hoshizaki, Yu-Feng Hsu, Athulya G. Kizhakke, Krushnamegh Kunte, Dino J. Martins, Nicolás O. Mega, Sadaharu Morinaka, Djunijanti Peggie, Helena P. Romanowski, Szabolcs Sáfián, Roger Vila, Houshuai Wang, Michael F. Braby, Marianne Espeland, Jesse W. Breinholt, Naomi E. Pierce, Akito Y. Kawahara, and David J. Lohman
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Entomology ,Evolutionary biology ,Phylogeny ,Science - Abstract
Summary: Temperature is thought to be a key factor influencing global species richness patterns. We investigate the link between temperature and diversification in the butterfly family Pieridae by combining next generation DNA sequences and published molecular data with fine-grained distribution data. We sampled nearly 600 pierid butterfly species to infer the most comprehensive molecular phylogeny of the family and curated a distribution dataset of more than 800,000 occurrences. We found strong evidence that species in environments with more stable daily temperatures or cooler maximum temperatures in the warm seasons have higher speciation rates. Furthermore, speciation and extinction rates decreased in tandem with global temperatures through geological time, resulting in a constant net diversification.
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- 2024
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