Plio-Pleistocene decline of mesic forest underpins diversification in a clade of Australian Panesthia cockroaches
M. W. D. Adams, J. A. Walker, H. A. Rose, B. R. Jones, A. Zwick, H. Yang, J. A. Nicholls, D. Hartley, S. Bent, N. Carlile, I. Hutton, S. Y. W. Ho, N. Lo
This study uses phylogenetic analysis to show that Plio-Pleistocene aridification drove speciation and niche shifts in Australian Panesthia cockroaches.
bioRxiv · May 30, 2024 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology