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@article{Drury:2021:10.1371/journal.pbio.3001270,
author = {Drury, JP and Clavel, J and Tobias, JA and Rolland, J and Sheard, C and Morlon, H},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pbio.3001270},
journal = {PLoS Biology},
title = {Tempo and mode of morphological evolution are decoupled from latitude in birds},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001270},
volume = {19},
year = {2021}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - The latitudinal diversity gradient is one of the most striking patterns in nature, yet its implications for morphological evolution are poorly understood. In particular, it has been proposed that an increased intensity of species interactions in tropical biota may either promote or constrain trait evolution, but which of these outcomes predominates remains uncertain. Here, we develop tools for fitting phylogenetic models of phenotypic evolution in which the impact of species interactions-namely, competition-can vary across lineages. Deploying these models on a global avian trait dataset to explore differences in trait divergence between tropical and temperate lineages, we find that the effect of latitude on the mode and tempo of morphological evolution is weak and clade- or trait dependent. Our results indicate that species interactions do not disproportionately impact morphological evolution in tropical bird families and question the validity of previously reported patterns of slower trait evolution in the tropics.
AU - Drury,JP
AU - Clavel,J
AU - Tobias,JA
AU - Rolland,J
AU - Sheard,C
AU - Morlon,H
DO - 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001270
PY - 2021///
SN - 1544-9173
TI - Tempo and mode of morphological evolution are decoupled from latitude in birds
T2 - PLoS Biology
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001270
UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34428214
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/91392
VL - 19
ER -