Climatic oscillation promoted diversification of spinous assassin bugs during Pleistocene glaciation.

ABSTRACT: Insect speciation is among the most fascinating topics in evolutionary biology; however, its underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Allopatric speciation represents one of the major types of speciation and is believed to have frequently occurred during glaciation periods, when climatic oscillation may have caused suitable habitats to be fragmented repeatedly, creating geographical isolation among populations. However, supporting evidence for allopatric speciation of insects in East Asia during the Pleistocene glaciation remains lacking. We aim to investigate the effect of climatic oscillation during the Pleistocene glaciation on the diversification pattern and evolutionary history of hemipteran insects and to test the hypothesis of Pleistocene species stability using spinous assassin bugs <

SUBMITTER: Du Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10130555 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature