Mesoamerica is a cradle and the Atlantic Forest is a museum of Neotropical butterfly diversity: Insights from the evolution and biogeography of Brassolini (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
P. Matos-Maravi, N. Wahlberg, A. V. L. Freitas, P. J. DeVries, A. Antonelli, C. Penz
This study examines the evolutionary and biogeographical patterns of Neotropical butterflies, finding that Mesoamerica acts as a cradle of diversity while the Atlantic Forest functions as a museum.
bioRxiv · Feb 23, 2021Evolutionary Biology