Finding Evolutionary Processes Hidden in Cryptic Species

• Published in: Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam) Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 153 - 163
• Main Authors: Struck, Torsten H., Feder, Jeffrey L., Bendiksby, Mika, Birkeland, Siri, Cerca, José, Gusarov, Vladimir I., Kistenich, Sonja, Larsson, Karl-Henrik, Liow, Lee Hsiang, Nowak, Michael D., Stedje, Brita, Bachmann, Lutz, Dimitrov, Dimitar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2018; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biodiversity; convergence; cryptic species; genetic divergence; Genetic Speciation; Genetic Variation; parallelism; phenotype; phenotypic stasis; taxonomy; phenotypic stasis; biodiversity; genetic divergence; taxonomy; convergence; parallelism

Cryptic species could represent a substantial fraction of biodiversity. However, inconsistent definitions and taxonomic treatment of cryptic species prevent informed estimates of their contribution to biodiversity and impede our understanding of their evolutionary and ecological significance. We pro...