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Untangling the effects of biogeography and host plant associations: phylogenetic and phylogeographic studies in the Exophthalmus genus complex

dc.contributor.advisor Franz, Nico M.
dc.contributor.author Mazo-Vargas, Anyimilehidi
dc.contributor.college College of Arts and Sciences - Sciences en_US
dc.contributor.committee Martínez-Cruzado, Juan Carlos
dc.contributor.committee Cafaro, Matias J.
dc.contributor.department Department of Biology en_US
dc.contributor.representative Nieto, Miriam
dc.date.accessioned 2018-02-27T19:54:03Z
dc.date.available 2018-02-27T19:54:03Z
dc.date.issued 2011
dc.description.abstract Phylogenetic as well as phylogeographic methods were implemented to assess the diversification of Caribbean entimine weevils. (1) A phylogeny of 62 species of entimine weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) in the tribes Eustylini Lacordaire and Geonemini Gistel was inferred based on a combined analysis of mitochondrial COI and nuclear EF-1α markers. The analysis recovered a monophyletic ingroup with four major lineages. A TreeMap analysis yielded zero cospeciation events, due to an apparent lack of sufficiently narrow and stable host associations. In contrast, a DIVA optimization of ancestral areas revealed 15 inter-island and two intra-island splits along the internal nodes of the phylogeny. (2) A phylogeographic analysis was performed to assess the historical relationships of Diaprepes abbreviatus of the islands Dominica, Hispanola (Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico, and Mona. Also the patterns of genetic variation and diversity were examine within islands and between the main phylogenetic clades observed.
dc.description.abstract Se implementaron métodos filogenéticos y filogeográficos para evaluar la diversificación de escarabajos picudos entiminos (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) del Caribe. (1) Se infirió una filogenia de 62 especies de escarabajos de las tribus Eustylini Lacordaire y Geonemini Gistel basado en los marcadores mitocondrial (COI) y nuclear (EF-1α). Se observó un grupo interno monofilético con cuatro linajes principales. Cero eventos de co-especiación fueron observados del análisis en TreeMap, debido a una aparente ausencia de asociaciones estrechas y estables entre escarabajos y plantas hospederas. En contraste, optimización de áreas ancestrales en DIVA reveló 15 divergencias inter-islas y dos intra-islas a lo largo de los nodos internos de la filogenia. (2) Un análisis filogeográfico fue realizado para evaluar las relaciones históricas de Diaprepes abbreviatus en las islas de Dominica, La Española (República Dominicana), Puerto Rico, y Mona. Patrones de variación y diversidad genética fueron examinados en las islas y entre los principales clados filogenéticos observados.
dc.description.graduationSemester Spring en_US
dc.description.graduationYear 2011 en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Ministro de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial (MAVDT); Dominica's Forestry & Wildlife Division (DFWD); Secretaría de Estado de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARENA), Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA), and the Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales (DRNA) The National Science Foundation, grant DEB-641231 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/273
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.rights.holder (c) 2011 Anyimilehidi Mazo-Vargas en_US
dc.rights.license All rights reserved en_US
dc.subject Diversification of Caribbean entimine weevils en_US
dc.subject Phylogenetic en_US
dc.subject Phylogeographic methods en_US
dc.subject Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Curculionidae--Puerto Rico en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Phylogeny en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Phylogeography--Puerto Rico en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Mitochondrial DNA--Puerto Rico en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Host plants--Puerto Rico en_US
dc.title Untangling the effects of biogeography and host plant associations: phylogenetic and phylogeographic studies in the Exophthalmus genus complex en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.discipline Biology en_US
thesis.degree.level M.S. en_US
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