Transcriptome-based phylogeny of the semi-aquatic bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha) reveals patterns of lineage expansion in a series of new adaptive zones
D. Armisen, S. Viala, I. da Rocha Silva Cordeiro, A. J. J. Crumeire, E. Hendaoui, A. le Bouquin, W. Duchemin, E. Santos, W. Toubiana, A. Vargas-Lowman, C. F. Burguez Floriano, D. A. Polhemus, Y.-H. Wang, L. Rowe, F. F. F. Moreira, A. Khila
This study reconstructs the phylogeny of Gerromorpha using transcriptomic data and fossil records, revealing patterns of lineage expansion and phenotypic evolution following water surface invasion.
bioRxiv · Jan 8, 2022Evolutionary Biology