Genome-wide SNP Data Reveal an Overestimation of Species Diversity in a Group of Hawkmoths.

ABSTRACT: The interface between populations and evolving young species continues to generate much contemporary debate in systematics depending on the species concept(s) applied but which ultimately reduces to the fundamental question of "when do nondiscrete entities become distinct, mutually exclusive evolutionary units"? Species are perceived as critical biological entities, and the discovery and naming of new species is perceived by many authors as a major research aim for assessing current biodiversity before much of it becomes extinct. However, less attention is given to determining whether these names represent valid biological entities because this is perceived as both a laborious chore and an undesirable research outcome. The charismatic spurge hawkmoths (Hyles euphorbiae complex, HEC) offer

SUBMITTER: Hundsdoerfer AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6685492 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature