Tempo and mode of diversification of the red devil spiders (Araneae: Dysderidae) of the Canary Islands

• Published in: Zoologica scripta Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 406 - 420
• Main Authors: Bellvert, Adrià, Pollock, Laura J., Kaliontzopoulou, Antigoni, Arnedo, Miquel A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oslo Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2025
• Subjects: Adaptive radiation; Age composition; allopatric speciation; Allopatry; Chaetodon citrinellus; Climate change; Diversification; diversification rates; Dysdera erythrina; Evolution; Genetic variability; Geographical distribution; Interspecific relationships; Islands; Morphology; Mouth; Mouthparts; phylogenetic comparative methods; Predation; Radiation; Range extension; Specialization; Speciation; Species; Spiders; Sympatry; Canary Islands; Spain

The study of adaptive radiations has shed light on our current understanding of evolution. However, previous studies examining the mode in which species diversified, how diversification rates varied, and how ecological specialisation affected these processes have found few different results across d...