@article{fdi:010091904,
  title = {{I}ntegrative taxonomy clarifies the evolution of a cryptic primate clade},
  author = {van {E}lst, {T}. and {S}garlata, {G}. {M}. and {S}chüssler, {D}. and {T}iley, {G}. {P}. and {P}oelstra, {J}. {W}. and {S}cheumann, {M}. and {B}lanco, {M}. {B}. and {A}leixo-{P}ais, {I}. {G}. and {E}vasoa, {M}. {R}. and {G}anzhorn, {J}. {U}. and {G}oodman, {S}. {M}. and {H}asiniaina, {A}. {F}. and {H}ending, {D}. and {H}ohenlohe, {P}. {A}. and {I}bouroi, {M}. {T}. and {I}ribar, {A}. and {J}an, {F}. and {K}appeler, {P}. {M}. and {L}e {P}ors, {B}. and {M}anzi, {S}. and {O}livieri, {G}. and {R}akotonanahary, {A}. {N}. and {R}akotondranary, {S}. {J}. and {R}akotondravony, {R}. and {R}alison, {J}. {M}. and {R}anaivoarisoa, {J}. {F}. and {R}andrianambinina, {B}. and {R}asoloarison, {R}. {M}. and {R}asoloharijaona, {S}. and {R}asolondraibe, {E}. and {T}eixeira, {H}. and {Z}aonarivelo, {J}. {R}. and {L}ouis, {E}. {E}., {J}r. and {Y}oder, {A}. {D}. and {C}hikhi, {L}. and {R}adespiel, {U}. and {S}almona, {J}ordi},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{G}lobal biodiversity is under accelerating threats, and species are succumbing to extinction before being described. {M}adagascar's biota represents an extreme example of this scenario, with the added complication that much of its endemic biodiversity is cryptic. {H}ere we illustrate best practices for clarifying cryptic diversification processes by presenting an integrative framework that leverages multiple lines of evidence and taxon-informed cut-offs for species delimitation, while placing special emphasis on identifying patterns of isolation by distance. {W}e systematically apply this framework to an entire taxonomically controversial primate clade, the mouse lemurs (genus {M}icrocebus, family {C}heirogaleidae). {W}e demonstrate that species diversity has been overestimated primarily due to the interpretation of geographic variation as speciation, potentially biasing inference of the underlying processes of evolutionary diversification. {F}ollowing a revised classification, we find that crypsis within the genus is best explained by a model of morphological stasis imposed by stabilizing selection and a neutral process of niche diversification. {F}inally, by clarifying species limits and defining evolutionarily significant units, we provide new conservation priorities, bridging fundamental and applied objectives in a generalizable framework. {A} spatial taxonomic framework integrating genomic, morphological, ecological, life history and acoustic data is used to clarify the cryptic evolution of the taxonomically controversial mouse lemur complex, with a view to aiding future conservation of this and other similarly cryptic clades.},
  keywords = {{MADAGASCAR}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{N}ature {E}cology and {E}volution},
  volume = {9},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {57--95},
  ISSN = {2397-334{X}},
  year = {2025},
  DOI = {10.1038/s41559-024-02547-w},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010091904},
}