Plate tectonics, cold adaptation and long-distance range expansion to remote archipelagos and the high Andes as drivers of a circumantarctic freshwater arthropod radiation

Disjunct distributions, characterised by spatially separated populations of related species, offer insights into historical biogeographic patterns and evolutionary processes. This study investigates the evolutionary history of the diving beetle subfamily Lancetinae through a phylogenomic approach incorporating ultraconserved elements (UCEs) and heritage genetic markers. Our findings support an early Miocene origin for Lancetinae, with subsequent diversification influenced by historical vicariance events and long-distance dispersal. The divergence from the closely related subfamily Coptotominae in the late Cretaceous is not consistent with a Gondwanan origin, although highlights a likely Pangean origin for these taxa. This research underscores the significant impact of Gondwanan fragmentation on biogeographic patterns and highlights the remarkable dispersal capabilities of Lancetinae beetles.

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Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
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2024-12-19
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108279
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Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
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Plate tectonics, cold adaptation and long-distance range expansion to remote archipelagos and the high Andes as drivers of a circumantarctic freshwater arthropod radiation

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Plate tectonics, cold adaptation and long-distance range expansion to remote archipelagos and the high Andes as drivers of a circumantarctic freshwater arthropod radiation

Yoandri S. Megna, Luis Figueroa, Matthew H. Van Dam, A Scheunert, Mariano C. Michat, Lars Hendrich, Jiřı́ Hájek, Fernando Guerra-Serrudo, Athena Lam, Nilver Zenteno, Adrián Villastrigo, Michael Balke, Julieta Ledezma
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Abstract

Disjunct distributions, characterised by spatially separated populations of related species, offer insights into historical biogeographic patterns and evolutionary processes. This study investigates the evolutionary history of the diving beetle subfamily Lancetinae through a phylogenomic approach incorporating ultraconserved elements (UCEs) and heritage genetic markers. Our findings support an early Miocene origin for Lancetinae, with subsequent diversification influenced by historical vicariance events and long-distance dispersal. The divergence from the closely related subfamily Coptotominae in the late Cretaceous is not consistent with a Gondwanan origin, although highlights a likely Pangean origin for these taxa. This research underscores the significant impact of Gondwanan fragmentation on biogeographic patterns and highlights the remarkable dispersal capabilities of Lancetinae beetles.

Molecular Phylogenetics and EvolutionVol. 204
Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University (BO), National University of San Marcos (PE), Universidad de Oriente (CU), National Museum (CZ), California Academy of Sciences (US), ID Genomics (United States) (US), Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie (DE), Bavarian State Collection of Zoology (DE), Fundación Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (AR), Experimental Medicine and Biology Institute (AR), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
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