| Abstract Detail
Biogeography Rose, Jeff [1], Tripp, Erin [2]. Look who just moved in next door!: Understanding geographical patterns in Neotropical Ruellia (Acanthaceae). Understanding the origin of species’ ranges defines historical biogeography. Recently, some studies have examined the causes of range overlap of congeneric species. However, these studies have generally included many distantly related clades, with each phylogeny containing few species and with suboptimal support for relationships. Here, we analyze the mode of speciation and causes of species’ range overlap in Neotropical Ruellia (Acanthaceae), a clade of ca. 300 species with many species occurring in sympatry, sometimes even within meters of each other. We use a recently generated well-supported and well-sampled phylogeny in a quantitative framework to test if species sympatry is promoted by one or more factors, including genetic, altitudinal, and/or floral divergence. We also examine the potential for subclade-specific processes.
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1 - University of Colorado-Boulder, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 1900 Pleasant Street, 334 UCB, Boulder, Colorado, 80309, United States
2 - University Of Colorado Museum Herbarium, UCB350, Clare Small Building, Basement, Boulder, CO, 80309, United States
Keywords:
Ruellia
Acanthaceae
sympatry
neotropics.
Presentation Type: Oral Paper
Session: BIOG2, Biogeography II
Location: Tucson B/Starr Pass
Date: Tuesday, July 30th, 2019
Time: 4:15 PM
Number: BIOG2003
Abstract ID:1028
Candidate for Awards:None |
