Comprehensive phylogeny of Pieridae butterflies reveals strong correlation between diversification and temperature

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 dat...

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Main Authors: 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, David J. Lohman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-04-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004224005571