Bending the course of evolution: how mutualistic interactions affect macroevolutionary dynamics of diversification in mimetic butterflies.
N. Chazot, M. Pires Braga, T. G. Aubier, V. Llaurens, K. R. Willmott, M. Elias
This study examines how mutualistic Mullerian mimicry influences macroevolutionary diversification patterns in Ithomiini butterflies, finding that color pattern age drives species richness but not phylogenetic diversity.
bioRxiv · Jan 26, 2024Evolutionary Biology