Reconstructing ancient Mediterranean crossroads in Deronectes diving beetles

[Aim] To reconstruct the evolutionary history of a genus of freshwater beetle with a pan-Mediterranean distribution, to test classic hypotheses which proposed a Miocene origin for groups with high biodiversity in the Iberian and Anatolian peninsulas.

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Main Authors: García-Vázquez, David, Bilton, David T., Alonso, Rocío, Benetti, Cesar J., Garrido, Josefina, Valladares, Luis F., Ribera, Ignacio
Other Authors: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
Format: artículo biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2016-08
Subjects:Biodiversity hotspots, Dispersal, Diversification, Dytiscidae, Mediterranean, Messinian salinity crisis, Phylogeny,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/152562
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003329
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Summary:[Aim] To reconstruct the evolutionary history of a genus of freshwater beetle with a pan-Mediterranean distribution, to test classic hypotheses which proposed a Miocene origin for groups with high biodiversity in the Iberian and Anatolian peninsulas.