Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Long-term climatic stability drives accumulation and maintenance of divergent lineages in a temperate biodiversity hotspot
S. J. Buckley, C. J. Brauer, P. J. Unmack…·L. B. Beheregaray
The paper assesses how long-term climatic stability has influenced lineage accumulation and persistence in a freshwater fish group in a biodiversity hotspot, finding that climatic stability allowed isolation but future climate change may threaten these lineages.
DOI 10.1038/s41437-024-00700-6