Abstract:Sexual selection has long been thought to promote speciation, but
evidence is inconclusive. In Odonata - which includes dragonflies and
damselflies-, wing pigmentation has been found to be influenced by
sexual selection. Past evidence shows that wing pigmentation in males is
a driver of speciation in damselflies. However, whether sexual
dimorphism per se is associated with species diversification rates has
not been tested. Here we test whether wing pigmentation sexual
dimorphism influences diversification rate… Show more
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