Geographic isolation drives speciation in Nearctic aphids

Nate B. Hardy; Chloe Kaczvinsky; Gwendolyn Bird; Robin Richter; Jeremy R. Dettman; Eric Maw; Bryan M. T. Brunet; Robert G. Foottit

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03771-5

Communications Biology (Aug 2022)

Geographic isolation drives speciation in Nearctic aphids

Nate B. Hardy,
Chloe Kaczvinsky,
Gwendolyn Bird,
Robin Richter,
Jeremy R. Dettman,
Eric Maw,
Bryan M. T. Brunet,
Robert G. Foottit

Affiliations

Nate B. Hardy: Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University
Chloe Kaczvinsky: Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University
Gwendolyn Bird: Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University
Robin Richter: Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Jeremy R. Dettman: Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Eric Maw: Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Bryan M. T. Brunet: Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Robert G. Foottit: Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03771-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Using phylogenetic path modelling, geographic isolation is revealed to be the main driver of Nearctic aphid speciation, with subsequent host-use divergence raising the limits on clade species richness.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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