Does phylogeny have an influence on the date of first description? A comparative study of the world's fishes

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dc.contributor.authorBeukes, Brandon
dc.contributor.authorWitbooi, Peter
dc.contributor.authorGibbons, Mark J.
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-06T11:05:27Z
dc.date.available2023-02-06T11:05:27Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe process of species description is not random, and understanding the factors that in- fluence when a species is first described (the date of first description, DoFD) allows us to target environments and/or species' traits to increase our knowledge of diversity. Such studies typically correlate species traits (e.g. maximum size, occupational depth) against DoFD, forgetting that species are not statistically independent of each other, owing to the inheritance of shared characteristics. A recent study of extant fishes by Costello et al. (2015) identified depth and geographic range size as the most important (of many) pre- dictors of the DoFD, implying that newly described species will likely occupy restricted areas and occur deep in the water column. However, these authors failed to accommodate for “identity by descent” in their analyses. We correct that oversight here, and conclude that while the adjustments strengthen the associations between the different predictors and the DoFD, the overall affects are minimal and they do not materially change Costello et al.’s (2015) conclusions. This is briefly discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBeukes, B. et al. (2020). Does phylogeny have an influence on the date of first description? A comparative study of the world's fishes. Global Ecology and Conservation, 23, e01078. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01078en_US
dc.identifier.issn2351-9894
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01078
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8360
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectEcologyen_US
dc.subjectConservationen_US
dc.subjectBiodiversityen_US
dc.subjectMarineen_US
dc.titleDoes phylogeny have an influence on the date of first description? A comparative study of the world's fishesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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