Thermal niche evolution and geographical range expansion in a species complex of western Mediterranean diving beetles
[Background] Species thermal requirements are one of the principal determinants of their ecology and biogeography, although our understanding of the interplay between these factors is limited by the paucity of integrative empirical studies. Here we use empirically collected thermal tolerance data in combination with molecular phylogenetics/phylogeography and ecological niche modelling to study the evolution of a clade of three western Mediterranean diving beetles, the Agabus brunneus complex.
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | artículo biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014-09-04
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| Subjects: | Thermal niche evolution, Cold tolerance, Demographic expansion, Dytiscidae, Western Mediterranean, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/104777 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003176 |
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| Summary: | [Background] Species thermal requirements are one of the principal determinants of their ecology and biogeography, although our understanding of the interplay between these factors is limited by the paucity of integrative empirical studies. Here we use empirically collected thermal tolerance data in combination with molecular phylogenetics/phylogeography and ecological niche modelling to study the evolution of a clade of three western Mediterranean diving beetles, the Agabus brunneus complex. |
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