@article{fdi:010090782,
  title = {{E}volutionary factors and habitat filtering affect the pattern of {G}erbillinae diversity},
  author = {{C}ui, {Y}. {Q}. and {C}heng, {J}. {L}. and {W}en, {Z}. {X}. and {F}eijo, {A}. and {X}ia, {L}. and {G}e, {D}. {Y}. and {A}rtige, {E}. and {G}ranjon, {L}aurent and {Y}ang, {Q}. {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{H}ow ecological and evolutionary factors affect small mammal diversity in arid regions remains largely unknown. {H}ere, we combined the largest phylogeny and occurrence dataset of {G}erbillinae desert rodents to explore the underlying factors shaping present-day distribution patterns. {I}n particular, we analyzed the relative contributions of ecological and evolutionary factors on their species diversity using a variety of models. {A}dditionally, we inferred the ancestral range and possible dispersal scenarios and estimated the diversification rate of {G}erbillinae. {W}e found that {G}erbillinae likely originated in the {H}orn of {A}frica in the {M}iddle {M}iocene and then dispersed and diversified across arid regions in northern and southern {A}frica and western and central {A}sia, forming their current distribution pattern. {M}ultiple ecological and evolutionary factors jointly determine the spatial pattern of {G}erbillinae diversity, but evolutionary factors (evolutionary time and speciation rate) and habitat filtering were the most important in explaining the spatial variation in species richness. {O}ur study enhances the understanding of the diversity patterns of small mammals in arid regions and highlights the importance of including evolutionary factors when interpreting the mechanisms underlying large-scale species diversity patterns.},
  keywords = {arid regions ; evolutionary time ; {G}erbillinae ; habitat filtering ; landcover ; speciation rate ; {AFRIQUE} {SUBSAHARIENNE} ; {AFRIQUE} {DE} {L}'{EST} ; {SAHARA} ; {ARABIE} ; {ASIE} ; {ZONE} {ARIDE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}urrent {Z}oology},
  volume = {[{E}arly access]},
  numero = {},
  pages = {[14 p.]},
  ISSN = {1674-5507},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1093/cz/zoae025},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090782},
}