Geographic isolation drives speciation in Nearctic aphids

Using phylogenetic path modelling, geographic isolation is revealed to be the main driver of Nearctic aphid speciation, with subsequent host-use divergence raising the limits on clade species richness.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nate B. Hardy, Chloe Kaczvinsky, Gwendolyn Bird, Robin Richter, Jeremy R. Dettman, Eric Maw, Bryan M. T. Brunet, Robert G. Foottit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-08-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03771-5