2016
DOI: 10.1101/039966
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Into the tropics: phylogenomics and evolutionary dynamics of a contrarian clade of ants

Abstract: 26! 27! Aim. The standard latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG), in which species richness 28! decreases from equator to pole, is a pervasive pattern observed in most groups of 29! organisms. Despite its commonness, an increasing number of non-conforming 30! lineages have been identified, presenting a challenge for general explanations of the 31! standard LDG. Although problematic, documenting and studying these contrarian 32! groups can help us to better understand LDGs generally. To that end we identify the 3… Show more

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“…A4). Stenamma is a holarctic genus, likely within a holarctic tribe (Branstetter et al 2016), and it includes a major subclade in Middle America (Branstetter 2012(Branstetter , 2013. Thus, adaptation to cold may have been an early occurrence and the genus could be an initially montane lineage that is dispersing into the lowlands, rather than vice versa.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A4). Stenamma is a holarctic genus, likely within a holarctic tribe (Branstetter et al 2016), and it includes a major subclade in Middle America (Branstetter 2012(Branstetter , 2013. Thus, adaptation to cold may have been an early occurrence and the genus could be an initially montane lineage that is dispersing into the lowlands, rather than vice versa.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…; Branstetter et al . ,b), the bait design could be modified to improve data quality. One limitation of hym‐v1 is that the capture success rate is highly variable among lineages, with success decreasing at increasing phylogenetic distances from Nasonia (Faircloth et al .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In conclusion, a broad revision of the Mediterranean Aphaenogaster, aided by the use of molecular data, is surely required in order to establish a reliable framework of phylogenetic relationships among the species. Actually, only a small number of Mediterranean species have been subjects of molecular studies (BRANSTETTER et al 2016, LORITE et al 2017, GÓMEZ et al 2018, CENTORAME et al 2018. However, morphological elements suggest that A. fi orii stat.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…While in the past the species of the genus were organized into subgenera, this system is no longer in use (since BOLTON 1995). No comprehensive revision of the genus Aphaenogaster exists, still recent investigations have proved it to be polyphyletic, comprising at least four different lineages (WARD 2011, WARD et al 2014, BRANSTETTER et al 2016.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%