Mammalian diversification bursts and biotic turnovers are synchronous with Cenozoic geoclimatic events in Asia.

ABSTRACT: Asia's rich species diversity has been linked to its Cenozoic geodiversity, including active mountain building and dramatic climatic changes. However, prior studies on the diversification and assembly of Asian faunas have been derived mainly from analyses at taxonomic or geographic scales too limited to offer a comprehensive view of this complex region's biotic evolution. Here, using the class Mammalia, we built historical biogeographic models drawn on phylogenies of 1,543 species occurring across Asia to investigate how and when the mammal diversity in Asian regions and mountain hotspots was assembled. We explore the roles of in situ speciation, colonization, and vicariance and geoclimatic events to explain the buildup of Asia's regional mammal diversity through time. We found that southe

SUBMITTER: Feijo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9894185 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature