Neoisoptera repeatedly colonised Madagascar after the Middle Miocene climatic optimum
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41340%2F23%3A97390" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41340/23:97390 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.06463" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.06463</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecog.06463" target="_blank" >10.1111/ecog.06463</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Neoisoptera repeatedly colonised Madagascar after the Middle Miocene climatic optimum
Original language description
Madagascar is home to many endemic plant and animal species owing to its ancient isolation from other landmasses. This unique fauna includes several lineages of termites, a group of insects known for their key role in organic matter decomposition in many terrestrial ecosystems. How and when termites colonised Madagascar remains unknown. In this study, we used 601 mitochondrial genomes, 93 of which were generated from Malagasy samples, to infer the global historical biogeography of Neoisoptera, a lineage containing more than 80% of described termite species. Our results indicate that Neoisoptera colonised Madagascar between 7 and 10 times independently during the Miocene, between 8.4 and 16.6 Ma (95% HPD: 6.1-19.9 Ma). This timing matches that of the colonization of Australia by Neoisoptera. Furthermore, the taxonomic composition of the Neoisopteran fauna of Madagascar and Australia are strikingly similar, with Madagascar harbouring an additional two lineages absent from Australia. Therefore, akin to Australia, Neoisoptera colonised Madagascar during the global expansion of grasslands, possibly helped by the ecological opportunities arising from the spread of this new biome.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10616 - Entomology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Ecography
ISSN
0906-7590
e-ISSN
0906-7590
Volume of the periodical
2023
Issue of the periodical within the volume
JUL 2023
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
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UT code for WoS article
000972838600001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85153034033