@article{fdi:010083852, title = {{D}rivers of phylogenetic structure in {A}mazon freshwater fish assemblages}, author = {{S}algueiro, {L}. and {C}assemiro, {F}. {A}. {S}. and {A}lbert, {J}. {S}. and {F}rederico, {R}. {G}. and {H}idalgo, {M}. and {H}ugueny, {B}ernard and {J}{\'e}z{\'e}quel, {C}{\'e}line and {O}rtega, {H}. and {T}edesco, {P}ablo and {T}orrente-{V}ilara, {G}. and {Z}uanon, {J}. and {O}berdorff, {T}hierry and {D}ias, {M}. {S}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A}im {P}hylogenetic relatedness among species can provide useful information on the diversification history and past dispersal events that may have shaped contemporary assemblages. {H}ere, using of the most comprehensive fish occurrence database currently available and a global molecular phylogeny of ray-finned fishes, we evaluate the respective roles of historical and contemporary processes in generating and maintaining fish assemblage phylodiversity patterns among 97 sub-drainages covering the {A}mazon {R}iver basin. {L}ocation {A}mazon {R}iver basin. {T}axon {F}reshwater fishes. {M}ethods {U}sing a large comprehensive database of freshwater fish species distributions, and a global molecular phylogeny of ray-finned (actinopterygian) fishes, we estimated historical and contemporary environmental effects on sub-drainage fish phylodiversity patterns using three phylogenetic metrics standardized for richness effect: {P}hylogenetic {D}iversity (ses.{PD}), {M}ean pairwise {P}hylogenetic {D}istance between species capturing patterns at older evolutionary timescales (ses.{MPD}), and {M}ean {N}earest {T}axon {D}istance capturing patterns at younger evolutionary timescales (ses.{MNTD}). {R}esults {W}e found significant effects of elevation gradients, contemporary climate, and water types on assemblage phylodiversity patterns. {F}urthermore, we found significant relationships among the three phylogenetic metrics used, and between these metrics and the distance of sub-drainages to the {A}mazon {R}iver mouth, representing the {A}mazon basin {W}est-{E}ast longitudinal gradient. {M}ain conclusions {P}hylogenetic diversity showed a highly non-random spatial distribution across the {A}mazon basin. {B}eyond significant regional effects of several contemporary and historical drivers, there was a significant {W}est-{E}ast decline in sub-drainage assemblages phylogenetic clustering, along with an increase in phylogenetic diversity. {T}hese latter patterns suggest deeper evolutionary divergences among taxa located to the {E}ast, and more recent radiations in the {W}estern sub-drainages. {B}ased on these findings and given that assemblages are, on average more species-rich in sub-basins of the {W}estern part of the basin than in their {E}astern relatives, we conclude that {W}estern {A}mazon can be seen as an evolutionary "cradle" of biodiversity for freshwater fishes.}, keywords = {{A}mazon drainage basin ; habitat fragmentation ; historical contingencies ; marine incursion ; phylogenetic relatedness ; water type ; {W}est-{E}ast gradient ; {BRESIL} ; {PEROU} ; {GUYANE} {FRANCAISE} ; {AMAZONIE} ; {AMAZONE} {BASSIN}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {B}iogeography}, volume = {49}, numero = {2}, pages = {310--323}, ISSN = {0305-0270}, year = {2022}, DOI = {10.1111/jbi.14300}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083852}, }