Overcoming among-lineage rate heterogeneity to infer the divergence times and biogeography of the clubmoss family Lycopodiaceae

Testo, Weston, Field, Ashley, and Barrington, David (2018) Overcoming among-lineage rate heterogeneity to infer the divergence times and biogeography of the clubmoss family Lycopodiaceae. Journal of Biogeography, 45 (8). pp. 1929-1941.

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Abstract

Aim: To infer divergence times and historical biogeography of the cosmopolitan lycophyte family Lycopodiaceae.

Location: Worldwide.

Methods: We generated time‐calibrated phylogenies of the Lycopodiaceae based on six regions of chloroplast DNA using a node‐dating approach implemented in beast with eight fossil calibrations. To investigate effects of among‐lineage substitution rate heterogeneity on divergence time estimation, we compared the performance of two relaxed clock models: an uncorrelated lognormal clock model and a random local clock (RLC) model. The historical biogeography of the family was inferred using two Bayesian models implemented in BioGeoBEARS.

Results: Divergence time estimates for major groups of the Lycopodiaceae obtained using the two substitution clock models differed substantially, and the RLC model was a better fit. The Lycopodiaceae crown group age is estimated to be late Devonian, and most deep divergence events date to the Carboniferous, with most extant species diversity accumulating during the Cenozoic. The timing of divergences of major clades in the Lycopodiaceae corresponds to the breakup of the Pangaean and Gondwanan supercontinents. Long‐distance dispersal events are relatively common, but generally do not appear to be followed by subsequent radiations.

Main conclusions: Accounting for among‐lineage substitution rate heterogeneity improves divergence time estimates for the Lycopodiaceae. The family has a deep evolutionary history, and continent‐scale vicariance events in the Mesozoic appear to have been associated with major cladogenesis events, with long‐distance dispersal playing a relatively minor role.

Item ID: 56801
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 1365-2699
Keywords: clubmoss, Gondwana, long-distance dispersal, Pangaea, phylogenetics, vicarianc
Copyright Information: © 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Date Deposited: 14 Jan 2019 23:54
FoR Codes: 41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 4104 Environmental management > 410401 Conservation and biodiversity @ 100%
SEO Codes: 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9608 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity > 960899 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity of Environments not elsewhere classified @ 100%
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