Comparative phylogeography reveals widespread cryptic diversity driven by ecology in Panamanian birds
J. F. McLaughlin, C. Aguilar, J. M. Bernstein, W. G. Navia-Gine, L. E. Cueto-Aparicio, A. C. Alarcon, B. D. Alarcon, R. Collier, A. Takyar, S. J. Vong, O. G. Lopez-Chong, R. Driver, J. R. Loaiza, L. F. De Leon, K. Saltonstall, , M. J. Miller
This study identifies cryptic diversity in Panamanian birds using mitochondrial DNA barcodes and finds ecological factors, not geography, drive speciation.
bioRxiv · Mar 15, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology