Opportunity begets opportunity to drive macroevolutionary dynamics of a diverse lizard radiation DOI Creative Commons
Laura R. V. Alencar, Orlando Schwery, Meaghan R. Gade

et al.

Evolution Letters, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8(5), P. 623 - 637

Published: June 3, 2024

Evolution proceeds unevenly across the tree of life, with some lineages accumulating diversity more rapidly than others. Explaining this disparity is challenging as similar evolutionary triggers often do not result in analogous shifts tree, and may reflect different triggers. We used a combination approaches to directly consider such context-dependency untangle complex network processes that shape macroevolutionary dynamics, focusing on Pleurodonta, diverse radiation lizards. Our approach shows lineage-wide signatures are lost when conditioned sublineages: while viviparity appears accelerate diversification, its effect size overestimated by association Andean mountains. Conversely, signals erode at broader phylogenetic scales emerge shallower ones. Mountains, general, affect speciation rates; rather, occurrence mountains specifically promotes diversification. Likewise, evolution larger sizes catalyzes diversification rates, but only within certain ecological geographical settings. caution conventional methods fitting models entire trees mistakenly assign heterogeneity specific factors despite evidence against their plausibility. study takes significant stride toward disentangling confounding identifying plausible sources opportunities large radiations.

Language: Английский

The micro-niche explains allotopy and syntopy in South American Liolaemus (Iguania: Liolaemidae) lizards DOI Creative Commons
Andrés Sebastián Quinteros, Sabrina N. Portelli

PeerJ, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13, P. e18979 - e18979

Published: Feb. 17, 2025

Species distribution models have been established as essential tools for projecting the effects of changing environmental conditions on species across space and time. The microclimatic niche denotes within a habitat at small scale or localized area. These direct influence several ecological traits these determine which organisms can survive and/or reproduce. This study examines microclimate data from four sites located in Northwestern Salta Province, Argentina. Four South American Liolaemus lizard were found to inhabit allotopy syntopy, with irregularis inhabiting all sites. is sole Site 1; L. inhabits 2 syntopy multicolor; 3 yanalcu; 4 albiceps. To characterize sites, model was generated an interval 10 AM 6 PM every day, years. exhibited some differences combination climatic soil characteristics. 1 characterized by low relative humidity, high temperature, wind speed, Cambisol type. had moderate Andosol Regosol Temperature, type, diet influenced presence each site. It evident that microenvironmental profoundly biological interactions.

Language: Английский

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Opportunity begets opportunity to drive macroevolutionary dynamics of a diverse lizard radiation DOI Creative Commons
Laura R. V. Alencar, Orlando Schwery, Meaghan R. Gade

et al.

Evolution Letters, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8(5), P. 623 - 637

Published: June 3, 2024

Evolution proceeds unevenly across the tree of life, with some lineages accumulating diversity more rapidly than others. Explaining this disparity is challenging as similar evolutionary triggers often do not result in analogous shifts tree, and may reflect different triggers. We used a combination approaches to directly consider such context-dependency untangle complex network processes that shape macroevolutionary dynamics, focusing on Pleurodonta, diverse radiation lizards. Our approach shows lineage-wide signatures are lost when conditioned sublineages: while viviparity appears accelerate diversification, its effect size overestimated by association Andean mountains. Conversely, signals erode at broader phylogenetic scales emerge shallower ones. Mountains, general, affect speciation rates; rather, occurrence mountains specifically promotes diversification. Likewise, evolution larger sizes catalyzes diversification rates, but only within certain ecological geographical settings. caution conventional methods fitting models entire trees mistakenly assign heterogeneity specific factors despite evidence against their plausibility. study takes significant stride toward disentangling confounding identifying plausible sources opportunities large radiations.

Language: Английский

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