The origin of widespread species in a poor dispersing lineage (diving beetle genus Deronectes)

In most lineages, most species have restricted geographic ranges, with only few reaching widespread distributions. How these widespread species reached their current ranges is an intriguing biogeographic and evolutionary question, especially in groups known to be poor dispersers. We reconstructed th...

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Main Authors: David García-Vázquez, Ignacio Ribera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-09-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/2514.pdf