[TABD] new paper: Diversification in major Lepidoptera lineages

[Carlos Pena]

Hi all,


our latest paper just came out in PLoS ONE:

here is the link to download:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0080875


Timing and Patterns in the Taxonomic Diversification of Lepidoptera 
(Butterflies and Moths)

"We find that the diversification of major lineages in Lepidoptera are 
approximately equal in age to the crown group of angiosperms and that 
there appear to have been three significant increases in diversification 
rates among Lepidoptera over evolutionary time: 1) at the origin of the 
crown group of Ditrysia about 150 million years ago (mya), 2) at the 
origin of the stem group of Apoditrysia about 120 mya and finally 3) a 
spectacular increase at the origin of the stem group of the quadrifid 
noctuoids about 70 mya. In addition, there appears to be a significant 
increase in diversification rate in multiple lineages around 90 mya, 
which is concordant with the radiation of angiosperms."


Citation: Wahlberg N, Wheat CW, Peña C (2013) Timing and Patterns in the 
Taxonomic Diversification of Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths). PLoS 
ONE 8(11): e80875. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0080875


carlos

-- 
Dr. Carlos Peña
Laboratory of Genetics
Department of Biology
University of Turku
20014 Turku
FINLAND

* Associated Editor, Revista Peruana de Biología
http://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb
* The Nymphalidae Systematics Group
http://nymphalidae.utu.fi/db.php